other

CEFRA1

[ˈɔd̪əɹ]

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Different from the one already mentioned.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    See other (determiner) below.

Examples

  • Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.

  • They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Left, as opposed to right.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

  2. The other one; the second of two.

More examples

In context

  • What other options do I have?

  • I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.

  • I get paid every other week.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English other, from Old English ōþer (“other, second”), from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄þar, *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros (“other”). Cognate with Scots uther, ither (“other”), Old Frisian ōther, ("other"; > North Frisian ouder, öler, üđer, Saterland Frisian uur, West Frisian oar), Old Saxon ōthar, ("other"; > Low German anner), Old Dutch āthar, ("other"; > Afrikaans ander, Dutch ander), Old High German andar, ("other"; > Cimbrian andar, German ander, anderer, Luxembourgish aner, Mòcheno ònder, Yiddish אַנדער (ander)), Old Norse annarr, ("other"; > Danish anden, Faroese annar, Icelandic annar, Jamtish æðnen, ænnen, Norweg...