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other (ut̸h′ər)

adjective

  1. being the remaining one or ones of two or more Bill and the other boys
  2. different or distinct from that or those referred to or implied use your other foot, not Jane but some other girl
  3. different in nature or kind it is other than you think
  4. further or additional to have no other coat
  5. former the customs of other times

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger ander, Goth anthar < IE *anteros, the other of two (< base *an, there + compar. suffix) > Sans ántara-

pronoun

  1. the other one each loved the other
  2. another or some other person or thing to do as others do

noun

the opposite hate is the other of love

adverb

otherwise; differently he can't do other than go

Related Forms:

other Idioms

of all others

above all others

the Other

a person, group, or entity perceived as being the opposite of or completely separate from or alien to oneself or one's group

the other day (or night, afternoon, etc.)

on a recent day (or night, afternoon, etc.)

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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other Synonyms

other

modif.

one of two, the remaining one, another, one beside, some beside, additional, different, separate, distinct, opposite, across from, lately, recently, not long ago, other than; see also extra.


other

pron.

the one remaining, the part remaining, the alternate, the alternative; see another.

Antonyms this*, that*, the first choice.

of all others

above all others, superior to, highest, supreme; see best 1.

the other day (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>night)

recently, not long ago, a while back, a while ago, yesterday or the day before; see also recently.


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other Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • help: The tutor found the students who had correct answers helped others in the group.

Converse of subject

  • join: It wont take long however before it is joined by the others, and the display will carry on well into the autumn.

Adjective modifier

  • many: The sessions will include communications, customer service, consumer Law and many others.

Modifies a noun

  • hand: On the other hand, did having a researcher around disrupt their learning in any way?

Used with adjective complement

  • join: They joined other Band Service members on an expedition up Mont Blanc to raise money for the Five Star Scanner Appeal.

Preposition: in

  • way: The reasons for my recollections were mainly due to the fact that the stories seemed to mirror each other in some ways.
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other quotes

Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always onesidetothem, and they think there isno other, because they don't see itöbut there is.

-Iron

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