No. 5,257 in Russian
общими
"Shared," "common," or "general" (instrumental plural form).
In a sentence
Мы обсудили это с общими усилиями.
We discussed this with combined efforts.
In this sentence, "общими" (common) is used as an adjective agreeing with "усилиями" (efforts), indicating a quality of being mutual or shared.
Проблема была решена на основе общими интересами.
The issue was resolved based on common interests.
Here, "общими" (common) modifies "интересами" (interests), emphasizing that the interests are shared among the participants.
Общими словами, они объяснили, что произошло.
In brief or broadly speaking, they explained what happened.
In this case, "общими" (broad/general) modifies "словами" (words) to suggest a general description rather than a detailed one.
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