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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
archaicnothing 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of other1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of other1
Idioms and Phrases
every other, every alternate.
a meeting every other week.
Example Sentences
White-collar jobs in other industries are also being threatened by technological change, greater investment in AI and retrenchments after pandemic-era hiring sprees.
The encounter with Gavidia and others they are tracking have raised legal questions about enforcement efforts that have swept up hundreds of immigrants and shot fear into the deeply intertwined communities they call home.
Instead of the traditional party — and an accompanying feast of pizza, papusas and other Mexican and Central American delicacies — students handed in their borrowed instruments Friday and quietly said their farewells.
And so hospital staff did for the buzz cut man what they do once every other possibility is exhausted.
Aggressive sweeps by ICE were met with fierce resistance by protesters and others beginning June 6.
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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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