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other

other

∞ 1.0
People or things different from those already mentioned
  • pronoun
  • /ˈʌðər/
: otro
  • When making decisions, it's important to consider how your choice will affect others.

They're living what they think others think they should be.

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Examples

  • Angry that anyone could treat others the way he does.

  • Never do yourself what others can do for you.

  • And if we're committed to understanding each other, we start.

  • And we would come to each other like this, face to face.

  • They're living what they think others think they should be.

  • Sam and Olivia shyly smile at each other, nervous.

  • They feel they fear letting each other down more than dying.

  • They keep saying it to each other and giggling.

  • They often discuss their plans with others, seeking different perspectives.

  • She prefers to spend time with others who share her interests.

Synonyms

additional
vsother
914 1.0

More than what is already there or was mentioned

refers to things that can be either different or extra rather than only extra
alternative
vsother
364 4.2

Different from the usual choice and offered instead

also includes items that are extra or different, not only serving as another choice

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Very similar in kind or quality to another thing

774 1.0

Well known because you have seen or experienced it before

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 subject case
other object case
others object case
other's possessive determiner
others possessive pronoun
others subject case

Etymology

Others comes from the old English root oþer meaning 'different' or 'the rest', much like in another. So others means the different people or things left after you mention some.