another

[ uh-nuhth-er ]

/ əˈnʌð ər /

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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.

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Origin of another

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

Words nearby another

anorthite, anorthoclase, anorthosite, anoscope, anosmia, another, another county heard from, another-guess, Anouilh, an ounce of prevention, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

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How to use another in a sentence

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.
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Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
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Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
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The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
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After all, may not even John Burns be human; may not Mr. Chamberlain himself have a heart that can feel for another?
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By the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
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British Dictionary definitions for another (1 of 2)

another

/ (əˈnʌðə) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for another (2 of 2)

A.N. Other

noun

British an unnamed person: used in team lists, etc, to indicate a place that remains to be filled

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Other 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

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