Other | Mean of other in English Dictionary

/ˈʌðɚ/

• in addition to the person or thing that has already been mentioned
1. Does anyone have any other [=additional, more] ideas?
2. These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
3. The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
4. Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.
5. The study found, among other things [=in addition to things that are not specifically mentioned], that men and women are equally at risk for the disease.
6. There's one other [=one more] person I'd like you to meet.
• different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
1. Some people believe it while other people don't.
2. “Parents should teach their children to respect other people's property,” she said.
3. Gas prices are even higher in other parts of the country.
4. We are asking people to donate money or to help in other ways.
5. The main road is closed, so you'll need to find some other [=another] way to get there.
6. I'm afraid we'll have to finish this meeting some other time.
7. Any other day but tomorrow would be okay.
8. There weren't any other children for us to play with.
9. It was horrible. There's really no other way to describe it.
10. It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one [=all the towns] in the state.
• opposite or completely different
1. Some days he doesn't eat anything, while other days he goes to the other extreme and eats everything in the refrigerator.
2. We ate dinner and then watched the movie, but we should have done it the other way around. [=we should have watched the movie first]

• not including (something or someone)
1. We're open every day other than [=except, except for] Sunday.
2. I saw a movie, but other than that, I didn't do much last weekend.
• different from (something)
1. Could we have something other than cereal [=something that is not cereal] for breakfast?
2. We never saw him drink anything other than beer. [=we only saw him drink beer]
3. Do you have this sweater in any color other than red?
4. She said nothing about the case other than that her client would not be found guilty.
• in a different way from a specified way
1. She's never spoken other than kindly of him. [=she has only spoken about him in a kind way]
• on a day/night/evening (etc.) in the recent past
1. I talked to him just the other day. [=a few days ago]
2. The other morning, I saw a deer on our lawn.
• a different or additional person or thing
1. This car is like no other! [=this is a very special car]
2. The storms came one right after the other. [=they happened very close together]
3. I love you and no other. [=no one else]
• different or additional people or things
1. These issues and others will be discussed at the next meeting.
2. She and two others were injured in the accident.
3. Some medicines work better than others.
4. Some (people) believe it while others don't.
5. Be kind to others.
6. One student stood out above all others.
• the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
1. She ate one half of the bagel and gave me the other.
2. I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
3. Each of them looked at the other. = They each looked at the other. [=they looked at each other]
4. You can have (either) one or the other —but not both.
• all the members of a group except the person or thing that has already been mentioned
1. He got a drink of water while the others continued playing.
2. This is the last copy. All the others have been sold.
3. This car got better gas mileage than the others we tested.
• an opposite place or thing
1. We moved from one side of town to the other.
2. She sat at one end of the table while I sat at the other.
3. The weather can go from one extreme to the other. [=the weather can change very suddenly]