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    other
    /ˈʌðə/

    adjective

    pronoun

    • 1. a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about: "a language unrelated to any other"
    • 2. a further or additional person or thing of the type aleady mentioned: "he is the author of five books and collaborated on three others"

    verb

    • 1. view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself: "a critique of the ways in which the elderly are othered by society"

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  2. OTHER definition: 1. as well as the thing or person already mentioned: 2. used at the end of a list to show that…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of OTHER is being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included. How to use other in a sentence. Is other a verb?

  4. 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.

  5. You use the other 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.

  6. Definition of other adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Other forms: others. Use the adjective other to distinguish something as being different or distinct. You might ask your friend if she's coming to the movies with you, or if she has other plans. If you don't get the first job you apply for, you'll have to see if other places are hiring.

  8. 1. a. The remaining one of two or more: One took a taxi, and the other walked home. b. others The remaining ones of several: After her departure the others resumed the discussion. 2. a. A different person or thing: one hurricane after the other. b. An additional person or thing: How many others will come later?

  9. used to mean recently, without giving a particular date: I asked Kevin about it just the other day. every other day/week, etc. happening one day / week, etc but not the next: Alice goes to the gym every other day. other than. except: The form cannot be signed by anyone other than the child's parent.

  10. Noun. Pronoun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Being the remaining one or ones of two or more. Bill and the other boys. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being the remaining ones of several. His other books are still in storage. American Heritage. Different or distinct from that or those referred to or implied.

  11. Other definition: additional or further. See examples of OTHER used in a sentence.