oth·er (    r)adj. 1. a. Being the remaining one of two or more: the other ear. b. Being the remaining ones of several: His other books are still in storage. 2. Different from that or those implied or specified: Any other person would tell the truth. 3. Of a different character or quality: "a strange, other dimension . . . where his powers seemed to fail" (Lance Morrow). 4. Of a different time or era either future or past: other centuries; other generations. 5. Additional; extra: I have no other shoes. 6. Opposite or contrary; reverse: the other side. 7. Alternate; second: every other day. 8. Of the recent past: just the other day. n. 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? pron. 1. A different or an additional person or thing: We'll get someone or other to replace him. 2. others People aside from oneself: "the eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages" (Virginia Woolf). adv. In another way; otherwise; differently: The car performed other than perfectly. [Middle English, from Old English  ther; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
other
Adjective
1. remaining (one or ones) in a group of which one or some have been specified: she wasn't getting on with the other children
2. being a different one or ones from the one or ones already specified or understood: other people might not be so tolerant of your behaviour, are you sure it's not in your other pocket?
3. refers to a place or time which is not the one the speaker or writer is in: results in other countries have been most encouraging
4. additional; further: there is one other thing for the government to do
5. every other every alternate: the doctor sees me every other week
6. other than
a. apart from: he knew little of the country other than it was Muslim
b. different from: treatment other than a hearing aid will be possible for those with inner ear deafness
7. or other used to add vagueness to the preceding word or phrase: he could take some evening course or other which could lead to an extra qualification, he was called away from the house on some pretext or other
8. the other day a few days ago
Noun
1. an additional person or thing: show me one other
2. others people apart from the person who is being spoken or written about: she devoted her entire life to helping others
3. the others the people or things remaining in a group of which one or some have been specified: I can't speak for the others
Adverb
otherwise; differently: they couldn't behave other than they do [Old English ōther]
otherness n
USAGE: See at otherwise.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | other - 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" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" same - same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" |
| 2. | other - recently past; "the other evening" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |
| 3. | other - belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |
| 4. | other - very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow |
other
determiner 2. different, alternative, contrasting, distinct, diverse, dissimilar, separate, alternative, substitute, alternate, unrelated, variant
Translations
other [ˈʌðəʳ] adj → otro
pron the other (= one) → el(la) otro/a;
others (= other people) → otros;
other than (= apart from) → aparte de;
some actor or other → un actor cualquiera;
other [ˈʌðəʳ] adj → andere(r, s)
others → andere pl;
the others → die anderen pl;
other than (= apart from) → außer;
the other day (= recently) → neulich;
some actor or other → irgendein Schauspieler;
somebody or other → irgendjemand;
1 adjective, pronoun the second of two I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).
2 adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional Some of them have arrived – where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.
3 adjective (withday, ~weeketc) recently past I saw him just the other day/morning.
adv otherwise
1 in every other way except this She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking. andersins, in ander opsigte وعدا ذلِك иначе jinak ellers ansonsten κατά τα άλλα aparte de eso, por lo demás muidu از جهات دیگر muuten autrement מִבְּחִינוֹת אַחֶרוֹת नहीं तो inače egyébként dalam hal lainnya annars altrimenti, per il resto それ以外は 다른 점에서는 šiaip, apskritai imant citādi selain daripada itu verder ellers, for øvrig poza tym fora disso altminteri в остальном inak sicer osim toga annars, för övrigt มิฉะนั้น bunun dışında 其他方面 в інших відношеннях ورنہ، ليکن ngoài ra 其它方面
2 doing, thinking etc something else I am otherwise engaged this evening. andersins, op ʼn ander manier عَكْسَ ذلك، خِلاف ذلك така или иначе jinak, jinde på anden måde anderweitig αλλιώτικα, διαφορετικά de otra manera, de manera distinta teisiti جور دیگر muutoin à autre chose אַחֶרֶת अन्यथा inače másképp(en) melakukan lainnya hafa annað að gera/hugsa diversamente, in altro modo 別の事に 다른 방법으로, 달리 kitaip, kitoniškai, kitu būdu citādi; citādā veidā melakukan hal yg lain op een andere manier på annen måte inaczej, w inny sposób de maneira diferente altfel другим inak drugače na drugi način på annat sätt มิฉะนั้น başka şekilde 另外 інакше وگرنہ mặt khác 另外
conj
or else; if not Take a taxi – otherwise you'll be late. anders وَإلاّ иначе jinak ellers sonst αλλιώς si no, de no ser así, de lo contrario vastasel korral, muidu وگرنه tai muuten sinon, autrement וָלא नहीं तो u protivnom (más)különben kalau tidak annars, eða altrimenti, se no さもなければ kitaip vai arī kalau tidak anders ellers inaczej senão altfel иначе inak sicer ili annars มิฉะนั้น yoksa, aksi takdirde 否則 або ж, а то بصورت ديگر nếu không 否则
no/none other than
the very same person as The man who had sent the flowers was none other than the man she had spoken to the night before. niks/niemand anders as لَيْسَ غَيْر، لَيْسَ إلاّ، نَفْس الشَّخْص не кой да е nikdo jiný než ingen anden end niemand anders als ο ίδιος, όχι άλλος από ni más ni menos ei keegi muu kui همان kukapa muu kuin nul autre que מִי אִם לא और कोई नहीं बल्कि nitko drugi doli nem más, mint tidak lain enginn annar en nientedimeno che まさに ne kas kitas, kaip neviens cits kā tdk lain dan tdk bukan niemand anders ingen annen enn nikt inny tylko nem mais nem menos nimeni altul decât не кто иной, как nikto iný než nihče drug kot niko drugi do ingen annan (mindre) än บุคคลสำคัญ ...-den başkası değil, ...-in ta kendisi 不是別人而正是 не хто інший, як بعينہ وہي آدمي không thể là ai khác 不是别人而正是
other than
except There was no-one there other than an old woman. behalwe ما عَدا، غَيْر друг освен kromě ud over außer εκτός από aparte de, salvo peale به جز paitsi autrement que חוץ מ- सिवाय, छोड़कर osim, izuzev kivéve kecuali nema eccetto, se non 以外は išskyrus izņemot; vienīgi selain daripada behalve bortsett fra poza excepto în afară de кроме okrem razen osim annat än, utom นอกจาก ...-den başka 除了 крім کے علاوہ ngoại trừ 除了
somehow or other
in some way or by some means not known or decided I'll finish this job on time somehow or other. op die een of ander manier/wyse بِصورةٍ أو بأُخْرى по един или друг начин tak či onak på en eller anden måde auf irgendeine Weise με τον έναν ή τον άλλο τρόπο sea como sea nii või teisiti هر جوری که شده tavalla tai toisella d'une manière ou d'une autre בְּדֶרֶך זוּ אוֹ אַחֶרֶת इस या उस प्रकार से na bilo koji način valahogy(an) bagai manapun á einn eða annan hátt in un modo o nell'altro どうにかして kokiu nors būdu, kaip nors tā vai citādi dgn apa cara sekalipun op de een of andere manier på en eller annen måte w ten czy inny sposób de qualquer maneira într-un fel sau în altul так или иначе tak či onak tako ali drugače na ovaj ili onaj način på ett eller annat sätt ด้วยวิธีใดก็ตาม öyle ya da böyle 以某種方法，設法 так чи інакше کسي نہ کسي طرح bằng cách này hay cách khác 以某种方法，设法
someone/something or other
a person or thing that is not known Someone or other broke that window. iets dergeliks أحَدُهُم، بَعْضُهُم някой или нещо kdosi/cosi en eller anden irgendeiner κάποιος, κάτι (για κπ. ή κτ. που δε γνωρίζουμε) alguien/algo keegi یک کسی joku quelqu'un/quelque chose דָבַר זֶה אוֹ אָחֶר कोई एक, कोई अन्य netko valaki seseorang einhver/eitthvað qualcuno; qualcosa 誰[]かが kažkas, kas nors kāds seseorang een of ander de en eller annen ten czy ów alguém/alguma coisa cineva; ceva кто-то/что-то ktosi / čosi nekdo neko nepoznat någon/något บางคน; บางสิ่ง birisi ya da bir şey 某個人，某種東西 хтось نا معلوم ai đó 某个人，某种东西
somewhere or other
in one place if not in another; in some place not known or decided He must have hidden it somewhere or other. iewers, êrens في مَكانٍ أو آخَر някъде, не тук někde tady či jinde et eller andet sted irgendwo κάπου en algún lugar kuskil یک جایی jossakin quelque part אֵיפֹה שֶׁהוּא कहीं और negdje, na nekom mjestu valahol di suatu tempat einhvers staðar da qualche parte どこかで kur nors kaut kur di suatu tempat op de een of andere plek et eller annet sted gdzieś tam em qualquer parte pe undeva где-то niekde tu či inde nekje negde någonstans, på ett eller annat ställe บางแห่ง oraya ya da buraya 某個地方 десь کہيں نہ کہيں không nơi này thì nơi kia 某个地方
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