Added 1 October 2026

other

/ˈʌðə/ adjective

In Latin: alter, alius Wiktionary

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See other (determiner) below.
Pick up the phone and find out who's on the other end.
Different.
Left, as opposed to right.

noun

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
The other one; the second of two.
One boat is not better than the other.

determiner

Not the one or ones previously referred to.
Earning less than $2,000 a month, I have no other source of income except for gifts from relatives.

adverb

Otherwise.

Origin

From Middle English other, from Old English ōþer (“other, second”), from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄þar, *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros (“other”).

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