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Other: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：different (other)

other 🔊

/ˈʌðər/

adj./pron.

Used to talk about a different person or thing that is not the one already mentioned.

Other apples on shelf contrasting with one green apple

different 🔊

➕

/ˈdɪfərənt/

adj./pron.

Used to indicate someone or something that is not the same as the one already mentioned or known.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'ōþer', meaning 'the second of two', related to German 'ander' and Latin 'alter'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'other' as 'auction' where you bid on one item but look at the 'other' items. The 'o' and 'th' sound like 'off th'—separate.

📖 Example

I like this red apple, but the other apples in the basket look even sweeter. 🔊 I like this red apple, but the other apples in the basket look even sweeter.

🔗 Collocations

each other – used to describe a reciprocal action or relationship between two or more people

other than – except; apart from

some other – a different or additional one

🔄 Synonyms

different (adj.) – not the same as something else

additional (adj.) – extra or further

separate (adj.) – forming a unit by itself; not joined to something else

🚫 Antonyms

same (adj.) – identical; not different

identical (adj.) – exactly alike

🌱 Derivatives

otherwise (adv.) – in a different way or circumstance

otherness (n.) – the quality of being different or distinct

another (adj./pron.) – an additional or different one

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'other' traces back to Proto-Germanic '*anþeraz', and is related to Latin 'alter'. It has been a core contrastive term in English since Old English, used to distinguish between two entities.

Meaning 2：the remaining one (other)

other 🔊

/ˈʌðər/

adj./pron.

Used as a pronoun to mean the second of two people or things, or the remaining ones.

Hand picking one apple leaving the other on table

the remaining one 🔊

➕

/ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ wʌn/

adj./pron.

Referring to the second of two items or the remaining part of a group, used as a pronoun.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

She has two cats: one is black and the other is white. 🔊 She has two cats: one is black and the other is white.

🔗 Collocations

the other day – a few days ago

the other one – the second or alternative item

on the other hand – used to introduce a contrasting point

🔄 Synonyms

remaining (adj.) – still left or present

second (adj./n.) – the one after the first

alternative (adj./n.) – one of two or more possibilities

🚫 Antonyms

first (adj./n.) – the one before the second

one (pron.) – the first mentioned of two

🌱 Derivatives

others (pron.) – plural form referring to additional people or things

otherwise (adv.) – in a different way or situation