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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-
pronoun
- the other one each loved the other
- another or some other person or thing to do as others do
noun
adverb
Related Forms:
- otherness oth′·er·ness noun
of all others
the Other
the other day (or night, afternoon, etc.)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
other
modif.
other
pron.
of all others
the other day (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>night)
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
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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