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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OTH'ER, a. [Heb.]
1. Not the same; different; not this or these.
Then the other company which is left shall escape. Genesis 32.
Behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. Exodus 4.
Other lords besides thee have had dominion over us. Isaiah 26.
There is one God, and there is none other but he. Mark 12.
2. Not this, but the contrary; as, on this side of the river stands Troy, on the other side stands Albany.
Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5.
3. Noting something besides. To the knowledge of the Latin and Greek, join as much other learning as you can.
4. Correlative to each, and applicable to any number of individuals.
They asked each other of their welfare. Exodus 18.
5. Opposed to some; as,"some fell among thorns - but other fell into good ground." Matthew 13.
6. The next.
7. The third part.
Other is used as a substitute for a noun, and in this use has the plural number, and the sign of the possessive case.
- The fool and the brutish person die, and leave their wealth to others. Psalms 49.
What do ye more than others? Matthew 5.
We were children of wrath even as others. Ephesians 2.
The confusion arises, when the one will put their sickle into the other's harvest.
With the sign of the possessive, other is preceded by the, as in the last example.
Other is sometimes put elliptically for other thing. From such a man, we can expect no other.
The other day, at a certain time past, not distant but indefinite; not long ago.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" [ant: same]
2: recently past; "the other evening"
3: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: early, former, other]
4: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ?ther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: before 12th century 1. a. being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved with the other one> b. being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied <taller than the other boys> c. second <every other day> 2. not the same ; different <any other color would have been better> <something other than it seems to be> 3. additional <sold in the United States and 14 other countries> 4. a. recently past <the other evening> b. former <in other times> 5. disturbingly or threateningly different ; alien, exotic II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. one that remains of two or more b. a thing opposite to or excluded by something else <went from one side to the other> <nature as the other of culture> 2. a different or additional one <the others came later> 3. a. one (as another person) that is psychologically differentiated from the self b. often capitalized one considered by members of a dominant group as alien, exotic, threatening, or inferior (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics) III. pronoun, sometimes plural in construction Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete a. one of two that remains b. each preceding one 2. a different or additional one <something or other> IV. adverb Date: 13th century otherwise — used with than <was unable to see them other than by going to their home>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate in identity or distinct in kind (other people; use other means; I assure you, my reason is quite other). 2 a further; additional (a few other examples). b alternative of two (open your other eye) (cf. every other). 3 (prec. by the) that remains after all except the one or ones in question have been considered, eliminated, etc. (must be in the other pocket; where are the other two?; the other three men left). 4 (foll. by than) apart from; excepting (any person other than you). --n. or pron. (orig. an ellipt. use of the adj., now with pl. in -s) 1 an additional, different, or extra person, thing, example, etc. (one or other of us will be there; some others have come) (see also ANOTHER, each other). 2 (in pl.; prec. by the) the ones remaining (where are the others?). --adv. (usu. foll. by than) disp. otherwise (cannot react other than angrily). Usage: In this sense otherwise is standard except in less formal use. Phrases and idioms: no other archaic nothing else (I can do no other). of all others out of the many possible or likely (on this night of all others). on the other hand see HAND. the other day (or night or week etc.) a few days etc. ago (heard from him the other day). other-directed governed by external circumstances and trends. other half colloq. one's wife or husband. the other place Brit. joc. Oxford University as regarded by Cambridge, and vice versa. other ranks soldiers other than commissioned officers. the other thing esp. joc. an unexpressed alternative (if you don't like it, do the other thing). other things being equal if conditions are or were alike in all but the point in question. the other woman a married man's mistress. the other world see WORLD. someone (or something or somehow etc.) or other some unspecified person, thing, manner, etc. Etymology: OE other f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Other Oth"er, adv. Otherwise. ``It shall none other be.'' --Chaucer. ``If you think other.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Other Oth"er ([u^][th]"[~e]r), conj. [See Or.] Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used). [Obs.] Other of chalk, other of glass. --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Other Oth"er, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS. [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. [root]180. Cf. Alter.] Usage: [Formerly other was used both as singular and plural.] 1. Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two. Each of them made other for to win. --Chaucer. Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. --Matt. v. 39. 2. Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river. 3. Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day. 4. Left, as opposed to right. [Obs.] A distaff in her other hand she had. --Spenser. Note: Other is a correlative adjective, or adjective pronoun, often in contrast with one, some, that, this, etc. The one shall be taken, and the other left. --Matt. xxiv. 41. And some fell among thorns . . . but other fell into good ground. --Matt. xiii. 7, 8.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(others) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When 'other' follows the determiner 'an', it is written as one word: see 'another'. 1. You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known about. They were just like any other young couple... The communique gave no other details. ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n • Other is also a pronoun. Four crewmen were killed, one other was injured... In 1914 he (like so many others) lied about his age so that he could join the war effort. PRON 2. You use other to indicate that a thing or person is not the one already mentioned, but a different one. Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at all other times... He would have to accept it; there was no other way... ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n • Other is also a pronoun. This issue, more than any other, has divided her cabinet... Some of these methods will work. Others will not. PRON 3. You use the other to refer to the second of two things or people when the identity of the first is already known or understood, or has already been mentioned. The Captain was at the other end of the room... Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs. ADJ: det ADJ • The other is also a pronoun. Almost everybody had a cigarette in one hand and a martini in the other... PRON: the PRON 4. You use other at the end of a list or a group of examples, to refer generally to people or things like the ones just mentioned. Queensway Quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities... Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container. ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n • Other is also a pronoun. Descartes received his stimulus from the new physics and astronomy of Copernicus, Galileo, and others. PRON 5. You use the other to refer to the rest of the people or things in a group, when you are talking about one particular person or thing. When the other pupils were taken to an exhibition, he was left behind. ADJ: det ADJ • The others is also a pronoun. Aubrey's on his way here, with the others. PRON: the PRON 6. Other people are people in general, as opposed to yourself or a person you have already mentioned. The suffering of other people appals me... She likes to be with other people. ADJ: ADJ n • Others means the same as other people. His humour depended on contempt for others. PRON 7. You use other in informal expressions of time such as the other day, the other evening, or the other week to refer to a day, evening, or week in the recent past. I rang her the other day and she said she'd like to come round... ADJ: the ADJ n 8. You use expressions like among other things or among others to indicate that there are several more facts, things, or people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all. He moved to England in 1980 where, among other things, he worked as a journalist... His travels took him to Dublin, among other places... He is expected to be supported at the meeting by Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn among others. PHRASE: PHR with cl, oft PHR n [vagueness] 9. If something happens, for example, every other day or every other month, there is a day or month when it does not happen between each day or month when it happens. Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit... Now that their children have grown up she joins Paddy in London every other week. PHRASE: usu PHR after v 10. You use every other to emphasize that you are referring to all the rest of the people or things in a group. The same will apply in every other country. PHRASE: PHR n [emphasis] 11. You use none other than and no other than to emphasize the name of a person or thing when something about that person or thing is surprising in a particular situation. He called together all his employees and announced that the manager was none other than his son. PHRASE: PHR n [emphasis] 12. You use nothing other than and no other than when you are going to mention a course of action, decision, or description and emphasize that it is the only one possible in the situation. Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified... The rebels would not be happy with anything other than the complete removal of the current regime... They have left us with no other choice than to take formal action. PHRASE: PHR n [emphasis] 13. You use or other in expressions like somehow or other and someone or other to indicate that you cannot or do not want to be more precise about the information that you are giving. The Foundation is holding a dinner in honour of something or other... Somehow or other he's involved. PHRASE: n/adv PHR [vagueness] 14. You use other than after a negative statement to say that the person, item, or thing that follows is the only exception to the statement. She makes no reference to any feminist work other than her own... PHRASE: with brd-neg, PHR n/-ing 15. each other: see each one after the other: see one one or other: see one this, that and the other: see this in other words: see word

Moby Thesaurus

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