- used to refer to people or things that are additional or different to people or things that have been mentioned or are known about
- Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.
- Are there any other questions?
- There seem to be no other survivors.
- I can't see you now—some other time, maybe.
- Two buildings were destroyed and many others damaged in the blast.
- This option is preferable to any other.
- Some designs are better than others.
- He was the only other person in the apartment.
- There was a university party and various other things going on.
- Dublin is very expensive compared to other major cities in Europe.
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- the, my, your, etc. other used to refer to the second of two people or things
- My other sister is a doctor.
- One son went to live in Australia and the other one was killed in a car crash.
- He raised one arm and then the other.
- You must ask one or other of your parents.
- the, my, your, etc. other used to refer to the people or things that remain in a group
- I'll wear my other shoes—these are dirty.
- ‘I like this one.’ ‘What about the other ones?’
- I went swimming while the others played tennis.
- the other…used to refer to a place, direction, etc. that is the opposite to where you are, are going, etc.
- I work on the other side of town.
- He crashed into a car coming the other way.
- He found me, not the other way round/around.
- He listened carefully to the voice on the other end of the line.
Word OriginOld English ōther, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ander, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘different’.
Idioms Most idioms containing other are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example in other words is at word.
See other in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee other in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe other day/morning/evening/week
- recently
- I saw Jack the other day.
- I was in your area the other week.
- I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed.
- I was watching TV the other evening, when…
other than usually used in negative sentences
- except
- I don't know any French people other than you.
- We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer.
- (formal) different or in a different way from; not
- I have never known him to behave other than selfishly.
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