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other

∞ 1.0
A short time before now used with time words like day
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌðər/
: otro
  • Well, maybe some other time, Mr. Neff.
  • the other day

And we just had a single mom the other night in Oxnard.

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Examples

Synonyms

lately
vsother
∞ 1.0

In the period just before now

is used for a specific recent event or the moment just before now
yesterday
vsother
53 1.0

Only a short time ago

is used for a recent period or event rather than a single past time

Idioms

Shows a different idea from what you said before

726 1.7

A few days ago

704 2.7

To say something in a clearer way

In the opposite order, direction, or situation

To show an opposite idea in a discussion

Shows that someone is surprising or important

in other news
  • Literature
53 3.2

To introduce a new topic after talking about something else

With no pause between actions or events

Choose not to fight back after someone hurts or insults you

Two people who fit together very well as a romantic couple

To keep moving forward step by step despite problems

A situation that has changed so the other person has the advantage

5 9.4

A joking way to say the other person was hurt more after a fight

A view that disagrees with your opinion in a discussion

Heard but quickly forgotten

your other left
  • Informal
2 9.9

A joking phrase people say when they mix up left and right

2 7.1

To have more important things to do now

To listen to people with the opposite view before deciding

Support the other side or be gay

Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight

A place very far away inside the same country

Imagine being in the other person's place to understand them better

To tease someone by saying something that is not true as a joke

on the other paw
  • Informal
1 9.8

To show a different point in a playful animal way

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

∞ 1.0

Not including someone or something

A person you have a long romantic relationship with and often live with

13 3.0

The person you love and share your life with

Surface Forms

other positive

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.