other

[ uhth-er ]

/ ˈʌð ər /

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adjective

additional or further: he and one other person.

different or distinct from the one or ones already mentioned or implied: I'd like to live in some other city.The TV show follows the lives of people who are married, single, or other.The application gives three gender choices—male, female, and other.

different in nature or kind: I would not have him other than he is.

being the remaining one of two or more: the other hand.

(used with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number: the other men; some other countries.

former; earlier: sailing ships of other days.

not long past: the other night.

noun

the other one: Each praises the other.

(often initial capital letter)the other,

a group or member of a group that is perceived as different, foreign, strange, etc.: Prejudice comes from fear of the other.
a person or thing that is the counterpart of someone or something else: the role of the Other in the development of self.

pronoun

Usually others . other persons or things: others in the medical profession.

some person or thing else: Surely some friend or other will help me.

adverb

otherwise; differently (usually followed by than): We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.

verb (used with object)

to perceive or treat (a group or member of a group) as different, foreign, strange, etc.: Female murderers are othered by characterizing them as psychological oddities.

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Idioms about other

every other, every alternate: a meeting every other week.

Origin of other

before 900; Middle English; Old English ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German ander, Gothic anthar; akin to Sanskrit antara-

Words nearby other

OTC, -ote, Otello, O tempora! O mores!, Othello, other, other-directed, other fish to fry, other good fish in the sea, otherguess, other half

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How to use other in a sentence

Fairylands is a name that conjures up a dreamy, other-worldly place, somewhere to escape the cares of a busy life.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She means well, and she's trying, clearly, to be some more real-world version of her other-worldly sister.
Is Pippa Middleton Just Very Badly Dressed?|Tom Sykes|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This can lead to an other-than-honorable discharge, a bad-conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals|Matthew Wolfe|July 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And with all this change, so curiously parallel to that of the Other-world, goes too the same inevitable change in ideals.
David's Book Club: The Souls of Black Folk|David Frum|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

We would talk off and on, just checking-up-on-each-other kind of thing.
Lennay Marie Kekua and Manti Te’o: A Scandal Explained|Andrew Carter|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His name was Lefty something-or-other, and he was about the sneakiest stool the department had.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Rodney is thoroughly and comfortably this-worldly; Michael is—other-worldly!
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
In conclusion, we must consider an offshoot of other-world ideas—the belief in the transmigration of souls.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
As a matter of fact, the retributive idea is far from being implicated with other-world hopes.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
Intellectualism may not always be so clearly other-worldly as Plato shows himself to be in this passage.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin

British Dictionary definitions for other

other

/ (ˈʌðə) /

determiner

(when used before a singular noun, usually preceded by the) the remaining (one or ones in a group of which one or some have been specified)I'll read the other sections of the paper later
the other (as pronoun; functioning as sing)one walks while the other rides

(a) different (one or ones from that or those already specified or understood)he found some other house; no other man but you; other days were happier

additional; furtherthere are no other possibilities

(preceded by every) alternate; twoit buzzes every other minute

other than

apart from; besidesa lady other than his wife
different fromhe couldn't be other than what he is Archaic form: other from

no other archaic nothing elseI can do no other

or other (preceded by a phrase or word with some) used to add vagueness to the preceding pronoun, noun, noun phrase, or adverbsome dog or other bit him; he's somewhere or other

other things being equal conditions being the same or unchanged

the other day a few days ago

the other thing an unexpressed alternative

pronoun

anothershow me one other

(plural) additional or further onesthe police have found two and are looking for others

(plural) other people or things

the others the remaining ones (of a group)take these and leave the others

(plural) different ones (from those specified or understood)they'd rather have others, not these See also each other, one another

adverb

(usually used with a negative and foll by than) otherwise; differentlythey couldn't behave other than they do

Word Origin for other

Old English ōther; related to Old Saxon āthar, ōthar, Old High German andar

undefined other

See otherwise

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Other Idioms and Phrases with other

other

In addition to the idioms beginning with other

other day, the
other fish to fry
other good fish in the sea
other side of the coin
other side of the tracks
other than
other things being equal
other way round, the

also see:

at each other's throats
do unto others
each other
every other
in one ear and out the other
in someone's pocket (live in each other's pockets)
in other words
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
look the other way
made for (each other)
none other than
on the one (the other) hand
or other
right (other) side of the tracks
shoe is on the other foot
six of one, half a dozen of the other
the other day
this and that (and the other)
turn the other cheek
wait for the other shoe to drop

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