another

[uh-nuhth -er]

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adjective

being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake.

different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind: at another time; another man.

very similar to; of the same kind or category as: What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.

pronoun

one more; an additional one: That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another.

a different one; something different: going from one house to another.

one like the first: one copy for her and another for him.

a person other than oneself or the one specified: He told her he loved another.

Origin of another

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at an¹, other

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Related Words for another

other, that, addition, else, farther, fresh, further, more, new, added

Examples from the Web for another

Contemporary Examples of another

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails
Jackie Kucinich
January 9, 2015
Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical
Stereo Williams
January 9, 2015
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem
David Levesley
January 9, 2015
But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress
Dean Obeidallah
January 8, 2015
Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
France Mourns—and Hunts
Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey
January 8, 2015

Historical Examples of another

You live for immortality in this world; I live for immortality in another.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Another subject attracted her attention and occupied some share of her thoughts.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
I have another favour to ask, in addition to the many claims you already have upon me.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
From one enemy of Robert the transition is brief and natural to another.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Tibble saw that he was like one in another world, and gently led him away.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for another

another

determiner

one more; an addedanother chance
(as pronoun)help yourself to another

a different; alternativeanother era from ours
(as pronoun)to try one path, then another

a different example of the same sortanother Beethoven
(as pronoun)we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another

another place the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)

Word Origin for another

C14: originally an other

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Word Origin and History for another

adj.

early 13c., merger of an other. Old English used simply oþer. Originally "a second of two." Compound reciprocal pronoun one another is recorded from 1520s.

Idioms and Phrases with another

another

In addition to the idiom beginning with another

another county heard from

also see:

dance to another tune
have another guess coming
horse of a different (another) color
one good turn deserves another
one man's meat is another man's poison
one way or another
sing a different (another) tune
tomorrow is another day
wear another hat