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1. (adj.) other
additional or further:
she and one other person.
2. other
different from the one mentioned:
in some other city.
3. other
different in nature or kind:
I would not have him other than he is.
4. other
being the remaining one of two or more:
the other hand.
5. other
being the remaining ones of a number (usu. fol. by a pl. n.):
the other men.
6. other
former; earlier:
sailing ships of other days.
7. other
not long past:
the other night.
8. (n.) other
the other one:
Each praises the other.
9. (pron.) other
Usu., others. other persons or things:
others in the medical profession.
10. other
some person or thing else:
Surely some friend or other will help me.
11. (adv.) other
otherwise; differently (usu. fol. by than):
We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE ōther)
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1. (adj) other
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
"today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"
2. (adj) other(a)
recently past
"the other evening"
3. (adj) early(a), former(a), other(a)
belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
4. (adj) other
very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
"a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
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1. (adjective) other
added to those already mentioned
Kimberly, Ross, and a few other friends; Do you have any other pictures?
2. other
second, in addition to one already mentioned
Use this one and the other one I showed you.; My other bike is being fixed.
3. other
being the remaining ones in a group
Where are all the other winter clothes?
4. other
indicates a place, direction, etc. that is opposite to the speaker
We saw a truck coming the other way.; the other side of the street
5. other
in other words
indicates you are saying sth in a different way
I can't tell you anything else. In other words, please don't ask me.
6. other
the other day/night
on a day/night not too long ago
I saw her the other day at the store.
7. other
other than
except for
She hasn't made too many friends, other than Tom.
8. other
something/someone/somewhere etc. or other
indicates an unspecified thing, person, place, etc.
They're all competing to be the best something or other in the world.; These people and many others were hurt.; Here's one sock. Where's the other?; a movie that is better than all his others; He was running one way, and I was running the other.
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Sense: a type of large bird which cannot fly.
I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).
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 Brazilian: outro |
 Finnish: toinen |
 Indonesian: lainnya |
 Korean: 다른 한쪽 |
 Persian: يكى ديگر |
 Pashto: بل يو |
 Thai: อีกอันหนึ่ง |
 Taiwanese: (兩者中)另一個的 |
 Chinese: (两个中的)另一个 |
| Brazilian: outro |
Finnish: muu |
Indonesian: yang lain |
| Korean: 다른 사람 |
Persian: ديگران |
Pashto: نور |
| Thai: อื่น ๆ |
Taiwanese: 其他的 |
Chinese: 其他的，另外的 |
| Brazilian: no outro |
Finnish: toissa- |
Indonesian: yang lalu |
| Korean: 이전의 |
Persian: روز ديگر |
Pashto: بله ورځ |
| Thai: เมื่อวันก่อน; อาทิตย์ก่อน |
Taiwanese: 另一的 |
Chinese: 另一的 |
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