Meaning & Definition of Other in English
English⟶
Other
/əðər/
adjective
1. Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- "Today isn't any other day"- the white queen
- "The construction of highways and other public works"
- "He asked for other employment"
- "Any other person would tell the truth"
- "His other books are still in storage"
- "Then we looked at the other house"
- "Hearing was good in his other ear"
- "The other sex"
- "She lived on the other side of the street from me"
- "Went in the other direction"
synonym:
- other
2. Recently past
- "The other evening"
synonym:
- other(a)
3. Belonging to the distant past
- "The early inhabitants of europe"
- "Former generations"
- "In other times"
synonym:
- early(a),
- former(a),
- other(a)
4. Very unusual
- Different in character or quality from the normal or expected
- "A strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- lance morrow
synonym:
- other
Examples of using
Let's go into the other room.
We ought at least, for prudence, never to speak of ourselves, because that is a subject on which we may be sure that other people’s views are never in accordance with our own.
There weren't any other elephants around.