another

[uh-nuhth-er]

adjective

1. being one more or more of the same; further; additional.

   another piece of cake.

2. different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind.

   at another time;

   another man.

3. very similar to; of the same kind or category as.

   What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.

pronoun

1. one more; an additional one.

   That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another.

2. a different one; something different.

   going from one house to another.

3. one like the first.

   one copy for her and another for him.

4. a person other than oneself or the one specified.

   He told her he loved another.

another

/ əˈnʌðə /

determiner

1. 1. one more; an added

      another chance

   2. ( as pronoun )

      help yourself to another

2. 1. a different; alternative

      another era from ours

   2. ( as pronoun )

      to try one path, then another

3. 1. a different example of the same sort

      another Beethoven

   2. ( as pronoun )

      we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of another¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; an ¹ + other

Word History and Origins

Origin of another¹

C14: originally an other

Idioms and Phrases

• 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

Example Sentences

“What’s the matter? You got sensitive skin?” another recruit says tauntingly.

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As well as tightening rules for exports of rare earths, China has opened a monopoly investigation into the US tech firm Qualcomm that could stall its acquisition of another chipmaker.

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So far, the collaboration has included the recent “Sunset Boulevard” production on Broadway and a buzzy revival of “Evita” — another of Lloyd Webber’s classic works — on London’s West End.

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Whereas for the Incas the route was a way to impose order, for the Spanish it became a means of extracting resources—another common reason that geographic links are forged.

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At Dartmouth College, another of the schools invited to join the compact, President Sian Beilock wrote that she is “deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.”

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Related Words

• other 
• that