ˈʌðə adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1
not the same as
one or
some already mentioned or implied;
separate in
identity or
distinct in kind (other
people;
use other
means; I
assure you, my
reason is
quite other). 2 a
further;
additional (a
few other examples). b
alternative of
two (open
your other eye) (cf.
every other). 3 (prec. by the)
that remains after all except the one or ones in
question have been considered, eliminated, etc. (must be in the other
pocket;
where are the other two?; the other
three men left). 4 (foll. by than)
apart from;
excepting (any
person other
than you). --n. or pron. (orig. an ellipt. use of the adj.,
now with pl. in -s) 1 an additional,
different, or
extra person,
thing,
example, etc. (one or other of us will be
there; some others have come) (see
also ANOTHER,
each other). 2 (in
pl.; prec. by the) the ones remaining (where are the others?). --adv. (usu. foll. by than) disp.
otherwise (cannot
react other than angrily). °In
this sense otherwise is
standard except in
less formal use. øno other
archaic nothing else (I can do no other). of all others
out of the
many possible or
likely (on this
night of all others). on the other
hand see HAND. the other
day (or night or
week etc.) a few days etc.
ago (heard from
him the other day). other-directed governed by
external circumstances
and trends. other
half colloq. one's
wife or
husband. the other
place Brit. joc. Oxford
University as regarded by Cambridge, and vice versa. other ranks soldiers other than commissioned officers. the other thing
esp. joc. an
unexpressed alternative (if you don't like
it, do the other thing). other things
being equal if conditions are or
were alike in all but the
point in question. the other
woman a
married man's
mistress. the other
world see WORLD.
someone (or
something or
somehow etc.) or other some
unspecified person, thing,
manner, etc. [OE other f. Gmc]
