other ●●●●●
Oxford 5000 vocabulary |A1|SPEAKING vocabularyWRITING vocabulary oth‧er /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ determiner, adjective, pronoun
دیگر
غیر، نوع دیگر، متفاوت، دیگری
▼ ادامه توضیحات دیکشنری؛ پس از بنر تبلیغاتی ▼
Advanced Persian Dictionary کامپیوتر: بقیه
[TahlilGaran] Persian Dictionary ▲
Synonyms & Related Words other[adjective]Synonyms:- additional, added, alternative, auxiliary, extra, further, more, spare, supplementary
- different, contrasting, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, separate, unrelated, variant
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionary oth‧er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/
determiner, adjective, pronoun[
Language: Old English]
1. THE SECOND OF TWO used to refer to the second of two people or things, which is not the one you already have or the one you have already mentioned
the/your other I can’t find my other shoe. One man was arrested, but the other one got away. He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to the other. She took it for granted that each knew who the other was.2. THE REST used to refer to all the people or things in a group apart from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about
the/your other The other hotels are all full. She’s much brighter than all the other children in her class. I chose this coat in the end because the other ones were all too expensive.the/your others I can see Julie, but where have all the others gone?3. ADDITIONAL used to refer to additional people or things of the same kind:
There are one or two other problems I’d like to discuss. I’ve got some other friends I’d like to invite. Have you any other questions?among others (=used when mentioning one or more examples) The guests included, among others, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.4. DIFFERENT used to refer to a different person or thing from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about:
David and Jessica were playing with two other children. You’d better change into some other clothes. Do you envy other women who seem to manage their lives better? Can we discuss this some other time? There is no other job I would rather do. Saudi Arabia produces more oil than any other country. I hope you will learn to show more respect for others (=other people).some ... others Some people are at greater risk than others.5. OPPOSITE used to refer to the thing that is opposite you, furthest from you, or moving away from you
the other side/end/direction etc You can park on the other side of the street. He lives at the other end of the road. She drove off in the other direction.6. other than apart from a particular person or thing
Synonym : except:
The truth was known to no one other than herself. He doesn’t eat pork, but other than that he’ll eat just about anything.7. none other than somebody used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
Johnson’s defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami.8. the other way around/round the opposite of what you have just mentioned:
I always thought that rugby was a rougher game than football, but in fact it’s the other way round. Students practise translating from French to English and the other way around.9. the other day/morning/week etc used to say that something happened recently, without saying exactly when:
I saw Rufus the other day.10. something/someone/somewhere etc or other used when you are not being specific about which thing, person, place etc you mean:
It’ll be here somewhere or other. We’ll get the money somehow or other.11. in other words used when you are expressing an idea or opinion again in a different and usually simpler way:
The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 – in other words, the very rich. So he is a fraud, a common thief in other words.12. the other woman used to refer to a woman with whom a man is having a sexual relationship, even though he already has a wife or partner:
He left his wife and child and moved in with the other woman. ⇒
another,
each other, ⇒
every other at
every(5), ⇒
on the one hand ... on the other hand at
hand1(5)
GRAMMARDo not use
other after 'an'. Use
another:
There must be another way of doing it.Do not add 's’ to
other when using it before a plural noun:
children from other countries (NOT others countries) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Common Errors otherpronoun1. BAD: 'Go and play with some others children,' she said.
GOOD: 'Go and play with some other children,' she said.
Usage Note:When used before a noun,
other never has an
s : 'Do you have any other shoes besides the brown ones?'
Compare: 'Besides the brown shoes, do you have any others?'
2. BAD: It tells us all about nouns, verbs, adjectives and others.
GOOD: It tells us all about such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Usage Note:Do not use
and others at the end of a list of examples. In some styles it is possible to use
etc for this purpose, but in formal styles it is safer to use
such as (or
such ... as ): 'Candidates' performance in the test was influenced by factors such as age, sex, attitude and first language.'
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲
Idioms otherˈʌðə See:
each other ,
every other ,
grass is always greener on the other side of the fence or grass is always greener on the other side of the hill ,
go in one ear and out the other ,
laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth or laugh on the other side of one's mouth ,
on the other hand ,
or other ,
shoe on the other foot ,
six of one and half-a-dozen of the other ,
this and that also this ,
that ,
and the other ,
turn the other cheek [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲