other
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction, determiner)
adjective
1. not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- today isn't any other day
- the construction of highways and other public works
- he asked for other employment
Similar word(s): different, another, new, opposite, otherwise, separate
2. recently past
- the other evening
Similar word(s): past
3. belonging to the distant past
- in other times
Similar word(s): past, early, former
4. very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
- a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail
Similar word(s): strange, unusual
Sentences with other as an adjective:
- I get paid every other week.
adverb
1. Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
- Other than that, I'm fine.
2. (obsolete) otherwise
- It shall none other be. — Chaucer.If you think other. — Shakespeare.
conjunction
1. (obsolete) Or.
determiner
1. Not the one or ones previously referred to.
- Other people would do it differently.
noun
1. An other one, more often rendered as another.
- I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
2. The other one; the second of two.
- One boat is not better than the other.
verb
1. (transitive) To make into an other.
2. (transitive) To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
3. (transitive) (ethnicity or race) To label as "other".