another

CEFRA1

/əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/

determiner · pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    One more person or thing of the same kind.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.

Examples

  • Can it be phrased in another way?

  • I told them to send me another ticket.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈə.nə.d̪ɜ(r)/
  • /eɪˈnʌð.ɚ/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. Not the same; different.

  2. One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

pronoun

Extra meaning

  1. An additional one of the same kind.

More examples

In context

  • She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.

  • Do you know another way to do this job?

  • One gold ingot is valued the same as another, but gemstones are valued individually.

Quick test

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Origin

determiner

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.