Word forms: plural othersWhen other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word: see another.
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known about.
They were just like any other young couple.
The communique gave no other details.
Other is also a pronoun.
Four crewmen were killed, one other was injured.
In 1914 he (like so many others) lied about his age so that he could join the wareffort.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use other to indicate that a thing or person is not the one already mentioned, but a different one.
The authorities insist that the discussions must not be linked to any other issue.
Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at all other times.
He would have to accept it; there was no other way.
They will then have more money to spend on other things.
Other is also a pronoun.
This issue, more than any other, has divided her cabinet.
Some of these methods will work. Others will not.
3. adjective
You use theother to refer to the second of two things or people when the identity of the first is already known or understood, or has already been mentioned.
The Captain was at the other end of the room.
You deliberately went in the other direction.
Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs.
Theother is also a pronoun.
Henry was holding a duster in one hand and a kitchen pail in the other.
While one of them tried to put his hand in my pocket, the other held me from behind.
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use other at the end of a list or a group of examples, to refer generally to people or things like the ones just mentioned.
The quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities.
Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
Other is also a pronoun.
Descartes received his stimulus from the new physics and astronomy of Copernicus,Galileo, and others.
5. adjective
You use theother to refer to the rest of the people or things in a group, when you are talking about one particular person or thing.
When the other pupils were taken to an exhibition, he was left behind.
Theothers is also a pronoun.
Aubrey's on his way here, with the others.
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Other people are people in general, as opposed to yourself or a person you have already mentioned.
The suffering of other people appals me.
She likes to be with other people.
Others means the same as other people.
His humour depended on contempt for others.
7. adjective
You use other in informal expressions of time such as the other day, the other evening, or the other week to refer to a day, evening, or week in the recent past.
I rang her the other day and she said she'd like to come round.
The other evening we had a party.
8.
See among other(s)
9.
See every other day/week/month
10.
See every other
11.
See none other than
12.
See no/nothing other than
13.
See or other
14.
See other than
15. each other
16. your other half
17. one after the other
18. one or other
19. this, that and the other
20. in other words
More Synonyms of other
other in British English
(ˈʌðə)
determiner
1. the other
2.
(a) different (one or ones from that or those already specified or understood)
they found some other house
no other person but you
other days were happier
3.
additional; further
there are no other possibilities
4. (preceded by every)
alternate; two
it buzzes every other minute
5. other than
6. no other
7. or other
8. other things being equal
9. the other day
10. the other thing
pronoun
11.
another
show me one other
12. (plural)
additional or further ones
the police have found two and are looking for others
13. (plural)
other people or things
14. the others
15. (plural)
different ones (from those specified or understood)
they'd rather have others, not these
See also each other, one another
adverb
16. (usually used with a negative and foll by than)
otherwise; differently
they couldn't behave other than they do
verb
17. sociology(transitive)
to regard and treat (a person or people) as different from oneself or one's group
▶ USAGE See note at otherwise
Word origin
Old English ōther; related to Old Saxon āthar, ōthar, Old High German andar
other in American English
(ˈʌðər)
adjective
1.
being the remaining one or ones of two or more
Bill and the other boys
2.
different or distinct from that or those referred to or implied
use your other foot, not Jane but some other girl
3.
different in nature or kind
it is other than you think
4.
further or additional
to have no other coat
5.
former
the customs of other times
pronoun
6.
the other one
each loved the other
7.
another or some other person or thing
to do as others do
noun
8.
the opposite
hate is the other of love
adverb
9.
otherwise; differently
he can't do other than go
Idioms:
of all others
the Other
the other day (or night, afternoon, etc.)
Derived forms
otherness (ˈotherness)
noun
Word origin
ME < OE, akin to Ger ander, Goth anthar < IE *anteros, the other of two (< base *an, there + compar. suffix) > Sans ántara-
Examples of 'other' in a sentence
other
We were texting each other this week and he will be after me now.
The Sun (2016)
Some were social media fans while others used it less often.
The Sun (2017)
There are other small firms like us.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Others have just a handful of coins on them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These were once made by craftsmen who worked in wood and also made other items.
The Sun (2016)
Or make doctors responsible for patients being eligible for treatment like in many other countries.
The Sun (2016)
You worry about going out alone and what other people think of you.
The Sun (2016)
We spoke to each other just two days before he died.
The Sun (2016)
They are enjoying spending time in each others' company.
The Sun (2016)
The other week we walked past it with our two daughters.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They are used because no other form of information is readily available.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
This will free police for other business.
The Sun (2006)
Touch controls rarely change the game other than just the way you interact.
The Sun (2013)
The spatial effect of the other items was assured by electronics.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This requires that there be not many other sellers of the same jeans.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
Who were the other people in that room?
The Sun (2008)
Personality can carry the day if one of the other two is lacking.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The other city is one of desperation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Or a car shining from detail work performed by anyone other than the owner.
Christianity Today (2000)
Try focusing on asking the other person about themselves.
The Sun (2009)
This was a rail journey like no other.
The Sun (2015)
Other exam boards are expected to adopt similar procedures if the initiative is successful.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You can then plant other things underneath it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is expected to interview other banks this week to assist with the preparations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Other road users cutting in and reducing the gap between you and the vehicle in front.
The Sun (2013)
They want to censor the internet and police other people.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company 's other great selling point is its staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I went to the river the other day.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
other
British English: other /ˈʌðə/ ADJECTIVE
Other people or things are different people or things.
All the other children had gone home.
American English: other
Arabic: آخَرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: outro
Chinese: 其他的
Croatian: ostali
Czech: ostatní
Danish: andre
Dutch: overig
European Spanish: otro
Finnish: toinen
French: autre
German: anderer
Greek: άλλος
Italian: altro
Japanese: ほかの
Korean: 다른
Norwegian: annen
Polish: inny
European Portuguese: outro
Romanian: alt
Russian: другой
Latin American Spanish: otro
Swedish: annan
Thai: อื่นๆ
Turkish: diğer
Ukrainian: інший
Vietnamese: khác
Chinese translation of 'other'
other
(ˈʌðəʳ)
adj
(= additional) 另外的 (lìngwài de)
⇒ May I make one other point?我能再另外讲一点吗？ (Wǒ néng zài lìngwài jiǎng yīdiǎn ma?)
(not this one) 其他的 (qítā de)
⇒ Calls are cheaper in the evening than at other times.晚上打电话比其他时间打便宜。 (Wǎnshang dǎ diànhuà bǐ qítā shíjiān dǎ piányi.)
⇒ toys, paints, books and other equipment玩具、颜料、书和其他装备 (wánjù, yánliào, shū hé qítā zhuāngbèi)
the other ... (of two things or people) 另一 ... (lìng yī ... )
⇒ the other side of the street街道的另一边 (jiēdào de lìng yī biān)
(= apart from oneself) 其他的 (qítā de)
⇒ She likes to be with other people.她喜欢和其他人在一起。 (Tā xǐhuan hé qítā rén zài yīqǐ.)
pron
(= additional one, different one) 其他 (qítā)
⇒ in our family, as in many others在我们的家庭，就像在许多其他家庭一样 (zài wǒmen de jiātíng, jiù xiàng zài xǔduō qítā jiātíng yīyàng)
⇒ Some projects are shorter than others.某些项目比其他的工期短。 (Mǒuxiē xiàngmù bǐ qítā de gōngqī duǎn.)
⇒ He and two others were sentenced to death.他和其他两个人被判死刑。 (Tā hé qítā liǎng gè rén bèi pàn sǐxíng.)
(of two things or people)
the other另一个(個) (lìng yī gè)
⇒ his papers in one hand, his hat in the other他一只手拿着报纸，另一只拿着帽子 (tā yī zhī shǒu názhe bàozhǐ, lìng yī zhī názhe màozi)
others (= other people) 他人 (tārén)
⇒ a brave man who died helping others一个为拯救他人而死的勇士 (yī gè wèi zhěngjiù tārén ér sǐ de yǒngshì)
the others (people) 其他人 (qítā rén) (things) 其余(餘) (qíyú)
other than (= apart from) 除了 (chúle)
the other day/week (inf, = recently) 几(幾)天/星期前 (jǐtiān/xīngqī qián)
somebody/something or other (inf) 某个(個)人/某件事 (mǒu gè rén/mǒu jiàn shì)
none other than不是别(別)人而正是 (bù shì biérén ér zhèngshì)
All related terms of 'other'
the other
另一个(個) lìng yī gè ⇒ his papers in one hand, his hat in the other → 他一只手拿着报纸，另一只拿着帽子 tā yī zhī shǒu názhe bàozhǐ, lìng yī zhī názhe màozi
each other
互相 hùxiāng
other than
( apart from ) 除了 chúle
the other ...
( of two things or people ) 另一 ... lìng yī ... ⇒ the other side of the street → 街道的另一边 jiēdào de lìng yī biān