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other
[uhth-er]
adjective
additional or further.
he and one other person.
different or distinct from the one or ones already mentioned or implied.
I'd like to live in some other city.
The TV show follows the lives of people who are married, single, or other.
The application gives three gender choices—male, female, and other.
different in nature or kind.
I would not have him other than he is.
being the remaining one of two or more.
the other hand.
(used with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number.
the other men;
some other countries.
former; earlier.
sailing ships of other days.
not long past.
the other night.
noun
the other one.
Each praises the other.
(often initial capital letter), none the other,
a group or member of a group that is perceived as different, foreign, strange, etc..
Prejudice comes from fear of the other.
a person or thing that is the counterpart of someone or something else.
the role of the Other in the development of self.
pronoun
Usually others other persons or things.
others in the medical profession.
some person or thing else.
Surely some friend or other will help me.
adverb
otherwise; differently (usually followed bythan ).
We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.
verb (used with object)
to perceive or treat (a group or member of a group) as different, foreign, strange, etc..
Female murderers are othered by characterizing them as psychological oddities.
other
/ ˈʌðə /
determiner
(when used before a singular noun, usually preceded by the) the remaining (one or ones in a group of which one or some have been specified)
I'll read the other sections of the paper later
( as pronoun; functioning as sing )
one walks while the other rides
(a) different (one or ones from that or those already specified or understood)
he found some other house
no other man but you
other days were happier
additional; further
there are no other possibilities
(preceded by every) alternate; two
it buzzes every other minute
apart from; besides
a lady other than his wife
Archaic form: other from. different from
he couldn't be other than what he is
archaic, nothing else
I can do no other
(preceded by a phrase or word with some) used to add vagueness to the preceding pronoun, noun, noun phrase, or adverb
some dog or other bit him
he's somewhere or other
conditions being the same or unchanged
a few days ago
an unexpressed alternative
pronoun
another
show me one other
(plural) additional or further ones
the police have found two and are looking for others
(plural) other people or things
the remaining ones (of a group)
take these and leave the others
(plural) different ones (from those specified or understood) See also each other one another
they'd rather have others, not these
adverb
(usually used with a negative and foll by than) otherwise; differently
they couldn't behave other than they do
Word History and Origins
Origin of other1
Word History and Origins
Origin of other1
Idioms and Phrases
every other, every alternate.
a meeting every other week.
More idioms and phrases containing other
- at each other's throats
- do unto others
- each other
- every other
- in one ear and out the other
- in other words
- in someone's pocket (live in each other's pockets)
- laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
- look the other way
- made for (each other)
- none other than
- on the one (the other) hand
- or other
- right (other) side of the tracks
- shoe is on the other foot
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
- the other day
- this and that (and the other)
- turn the other cheek
- wait for the other shoe to drop
Example Sentences
The moves follow a familiar pattern in U.S.-China negotiations of “limited escalations, symbolic retaliations, and carefully timed policy signals designed to probe the other side’s bottom line,” Gao said.
Copper prices have increased nearly 25% this year, reaching almost $5 a pound, but lag behind prices of other precious metals.
Marsh reports its results before the market opens on Thursday, while the others are scheduled to disclose their numbers after the close.
That bodes well for Berkshire and other P&C insurers’ results, which could give their stocks a much-needed boost.
Casey also stressed that being of service to others, having creative pursuits, personal growth, and work or projects can give your retirement more meaning.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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