Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; different: Used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known.
   • Additional; further: Used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned.
   • Being the remaining one of two or more: Used to refer to the second of two items or the remaining items in a set.

2. Pronoun:

   • A person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known: Used to refer to a different or additional person or thing.
   • The remaining one of two or more: Used to refer to the second of two items or the remaining items in a set.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Do you have any other questions? (Referring to additional questions of the same type.)
  • She lives on the other side of town. (Referring to the different, remaining side.)
  • This book is good, but his other books are even better. (Referring to different books by the same author.)

• Pronoun:

  • Some people like coffee; others prefer tea. (Referring to different, additional people.)
  • I'll take this one; you can have the other. (Referring to the second of two items.)
  • Where are the others? (Referring to the remaining people or things in a group.)

Advanced Usage

• "The other day/night/evening": Refers to a recent but unspecified day or evening in the past.
  • I saw her the other day at the market.
• "Every other": Refers to alternate items in a sequence (e.g., every second one).
  • The magazine is published every other month.
• "None other than": Used to emphasize the surprising identity of a person.
  • The guest speaker was none other than the famous author.

Variants and Related Words

• Otherwise (adverb/conjunction): In a different way or manner; under other circumstances.
  • We must act; otherwise, we will fail.
• Otherness (noun): The quality or state of being different.
  • The film explores themes of otherness and alienation.

Synonyms

• Different: Not the same as another or each other.
• Additional: Added, extra, or supplementary.
• Alternative: Available as another possibility or choice.
• Remaining: Left over after others have been used or dealt with.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Other from: (Archaic) Different from.
  • His views are not other from my own.
• Each other / one another: Used to indicate a reciprocal relationship or action between two or more people/things.
  • They looked at each other and smiled.

Related Idioms

• On the other hand: Used to introduce a contrasting point of view.
  • It's expensive. On the other hand, the quality is excellent.
• In other words: Used to introduce a simpler or clearer explanation.
  • He was frugal—in other words, he hated spending money.
• The other side of the coin: The opposite aspect of a situation.
  • Fame brings wealth, but the other side of the coin is a loss of privacy.

Adjective

1. very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
   • a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail- Lance Morrow
2. belonging to the distant past
   • the early inhabitants of Europe
   • former generations
   • in other times
3. recently past
   • the other evening
4. 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