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- Dictionaryanother/əˈnʌðə/
determiner
- 1. used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about; one more; a further: "have another drink" Similar
- 2. used to refer to a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about: "come back another day"
pronoun
- 1. an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about: "the British poet Philip Larkin is another of his favourite writers" Similar Opposite
- 2. a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about: "they kept moving from one place to another"
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ANOTHER definition: 1. one more person or thing or an extra amount: 2. a lot of things, one after the other: 3. a…. Learn more.
1. : an additional one of the same kind : one more. one copy to send out, another for the files. 2. : one that is different from the first or present one.
Another definition: being one more or more of the same; further; additional. See examples of ANOTHER used in a sentence.
You use another when you want to emphasize that an additional thing or person is different to one that already exists. I think he's just going to deal with this problem another day. The counsellor referred her to another therapist.
Another is a word used to describe an alternative. If your first bowling ball lands in the gutter, give it another try before you give up completely. The word another comes from the Middle English term "an other," which is precisely what another is: some other alternative.
1. a. one more; an added: another chance. b. ( as pronoun ): help yourself to another. 2. a. a different; alternative: another era from ours. b. ( as pronoun ): to try one path, then another. 3. a. a different example of the same sort: another Beethoven. b. ( as pronoun ): we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another. 4.
one more person or thing, or an additional amount: Would you like another piece of cake? We can fit another person in my car. For another £30 you can get a better model. Fewer examples. I might have another chocolate. We've got enough food to last another week. I can't believe you've bought another jacket! another pronoun, determiner (DIFFERENT) A2
