other
- adjective
- /ˈʌðər/
- Well, maybe some other time, Mr. Neff.
- the other day
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Watch on YouTubeAnd we just had a single mom the other night in Oxnard.
- And we just had a single mom the other night in Oxnard.
- What was the watching the other day?
Examples
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I saw you play at Ames the other night.
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My son came up to me the other day, he said, "Dad, you're an awfulizer."
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What I said the other night, not last night.
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Oh, maybe we could talk about it some other time.
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Remember I spoke to you about him the other day?
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But the other night, I had a dream.
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- All right, some other time perhaps.
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- You know, I, uh gave up a job the other day that meant an awful lot to me.
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Let me see, I was reading in the Digest the other day.
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I met my friend for coffee the other day and we talked for hours.
Synonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A situation that has changed so the other person has the advantage
- Informal
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
Imagine being in the other person's place to understand them better
To try something important for the second time after a long break
Two choices that are almost the same and make no real difference
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Other in expressions like 'the other day' comes from the same old English root oþer meaning 'second' or 'different', and here it points to a nearby time that is not today. That's why 'the other day' means a recent day just before now.