What does “other” mean?
- 1
adjectivedifferent from or additional to the one already mentioned
Do you have this shirt in other colors?
- 2
adjectivethe second of two, or the rest of a group
I lost the other shoe.
Other at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈʌðər/ · UTH-er
How to use “other” correctly
Use “another” with a singular noun (“another book”) and “other” with plurals (“other books”). “The other day” means a few days ago.
Common phrases with “other”
- each other
- the other day
- on the other hand
- every other
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Idioms with “other”
- Six of one, half a dozen of the other: Two choices are basically the same, so it doesn't matter which you pick.
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