other
33 ENTRIES FOUND:
- other (adjective)
- other (pronoun)
- other half (noun)
- other woman (noun)
- A. N. Other (noun)
- each other (pronoun)
- significant other (noun)
- boot (noun)
- cheek (noun)
- coin (noun)
- day (noun)
- dozen (noun)
- ear (noun)
- equal (adjective)
- face (noun)
- fence (noun)
- foot (noun)
- grass (noun)
- hand (noun)
- laugh (verb)
- look (verb)
- made (adjective)
- none (pronoun)
- pocket (noun)
- shoe (noun)
- side (noun)
- six (noun)
- than (preposition)
- thing (noun)
- this (pronoun)
- throat (noun)
- way (noun)
- word (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of OTHER
always used before a noun
1
— used to refer to the one person or thing that remains or that has not been mentioned
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see also other half
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What's in your other hand?
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“Is this the ear that hurts?” “No, it's my other ear.”
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My other son is a doctor.
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Their other car is a lot smaller than this one.
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I didn't like this novel as much as the other one.
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Do you want the other half of my bagel?
2
— used to refer to all the members of a group except the person or thing that has already been mentioned
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“Is this the last copy?” “Yes, all the other copies have been sold.”
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She was taller than the other girls in her class. [=she was taller than the rest of the girls in her class]
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One of her daughters lives in Texas and her two other daughters live in California.
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This car got better gas mileage than the other ones we tested.
3
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in addition to the person or thing that has already been mentioned
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Does anyone have any other [=additional, more] ideas?
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These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
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The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
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Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.
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The study found, among other things [=in addition to things that are not specifically mentioned], that men and women are equally at risk for the disease.
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There's one other [=one more] person I'd like you to meet.
4
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different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
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Some people believe it while other people don't.
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“Parents should teach their children to respect other people's property,” she said.
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Gas prices are even higher in other parts of the country.
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We are asking people to donate money or to help in other ways.
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The main road is closed, so you'll need to find some other [=another] way to get there.
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I'm afraid we'll have to finish this meeting some other time.
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Any other day but tomorrow would be okay.
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There weren't any other children for us to play with.
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It was horrible. There's really no other way to describe it.
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It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one [=all the towns] in the state.
5
— used to refer to the place that is furthest away from the speaker or to the direction that is opposite to an original direction
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We live near the school, but his house is on the other [=opposite] side of town.
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I was sitting at the other end of the room.
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She turned around and started walking in the other direction.
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We should have gone the other way.
6
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opposite or completely different
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Some days he doesn't eat anything, while other days he goes to the other extreme and eats everything in the refrigerator.
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We ate dinner and then watched the movie, but we should have done it the other way around. [=we should have watched the movie first]
every other
— used to indicate how often a repeated activity happens or is done
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I run every other day. [=I run one day, then the next day I do not run, then the day after that I run, etc.]
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The contest is held every other year. [=every two years]
in other words
look the other way
none other than
on the other hand
other than
1
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not including (something or someone)
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We're open every day other than [=except, except for] Sunday.
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I saw a movie, but other than that, I didn't do much last weekend.
2
a
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different from (something)
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Could we have something other than cereal [=something that is not cereal] for breakfast?
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We never saw him drink anything other than beer. [=we only saw him drink beer]
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Do you have this sweater in any color other than red?
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She said nothing about the case other than that her client would not be found guilty.
b
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in a different way from a specified way
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She's never spoken other than kindly of him. [=she has only spoken about him in a kind way]
3
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except
— used to introduce a statement that indicates the only person or thing that is not included in or referred to by a previous statement
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Take no orders other than from me.
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No one may enter other than by special permission.
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You can't get there other than by boat.
the other day/night/evening (etc.)
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on a day/night/evening (etc.) in the recent past
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I talked to him just the other day. [=a few days ago]
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The other morning, I saw a deer on our lawn.
2
other
/ˈʌðɚ/
pronoun
2
other
/ˈʌðɚ/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of OTHER
1
a
:
a different or additional person or thing
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see also each other, significant other
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This car is like no other! [=this is a very special car]
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The storms came one right after the other. [=they happened very close together]
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I love you and no other. [=no one else]
b
others
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different or additional people or things
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These issues and others will be discussed at the next meeting.
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She and two others were injured in the accident.
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Some medicines work better than others.
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Some (people) believe it while others don't.
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Be kind to others.
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One student stood out above all others.
2
a
the other
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the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
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She ate one half of the bagel and gave me the other.
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I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
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Each of them looked at the other. = They each looked at the other. [=they looked at each other]
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You can have (either) one or the other —but not both.
b
the others
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all the members of a group except the person or thing that has already been mentioned
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He got a drink of water while the others continued playing.
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This is the last copy. All the others have been sold.
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This car got better gas mileage than the others we tested.
3
the other
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an opposite place or thing
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We moved from one side of town to the other.
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She sat at one end of the table while I sat at the other.
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The weather can go from one extreme to the other. [=the weather can change very suddenly]
4
— used in phrases like something or other or somehow or other when the specific details about something are not important or have been forgotten
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He said he had to go buy something or other at the grocery store.
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Somehow or other, we managed to get all of the boxes into the car.
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For some reason or other, they wouldn't let her in the building.
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Everyone has felt that way at some time or other in their lives.
