other 
other (ut̸h′ər)
adjective
- being the remaining one or ones of two or more Bill and the other boys
- different or distinct from that or those referred to or implied use your other foot, not Jane but some other girl
- different in nature or kind it is other than you think
- further or additional to have no other coat
- 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-
- the other one each loved the other
- 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
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.)
other
modif.
other
pron.
Antonyms
of all others
the other day (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>night)
Converse of object
- help: The tutor found the students who had correct answers helped others in the group.
- motivate: They need to be resourceful, resilient and brilliant at motivating others through a combination of tact and persuasion.
- hurt: But most important, I don't have to live a lie anymore, not unless I choose to for fear of hurting others.
- meet: And during these last few months, I have met several others who have been locked up without good reason.
- assist: Hopefully, those with expert or technical knowledge will join in to assist others.
- prevent: They don't learn their lessons, they don't listen, they fidget and play, and prevent others from learning.
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.
- several: And during these last few months, I have met several others who have been locked up without good reason.
- few: Approximately 10 percent are endemic with a few others doubtfully so ( Greenslade, 1990 ).
- most: Unlike most others, there's more flexibility to create your own unique design.
- encouraging: It is one of many ways we are getting involved in supporting London's bid and encouraging others to do the same.
Modifies a noun
- hand: On the other hand, did having a researcher around disrupt their learning in any way?
- word: In other words, just under half of the original sample were retained in the school system to the age of fourteen.
- country: However, other countries are being considered under the same type of scheme.
- people: Now people who don't smoke won't have to breathe in other people 's smoke.
- thing: However I have had other things to keep me busy.
- side: O n the other side of the machine were five small buttons; each was on was a different color.
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.
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.
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