the other afternoon

Variant of other

other definition

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.)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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