| query | You use the o____ 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.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. You deliberately went in the other direction. Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs. Henry was holding a duster in one hand and a kitchen pail in the other. While one of them tried to put his hand in my pocket, the other held me from behind. |
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| word | other |
| full-definition | adjective 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. 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. You use other to indicate that a thing or person is not the one already mentioned, but a different one. The authorities insist that the discussions must not be linked to any other issue. 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. They will then have more money to spend on other things. This issue, more than any other, has divided her cabinet. Some of these methods will work. Others will not. 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. You deliberately went in the other direction. Half of PML's scientists have first degrees, the other half have PhDs. Henry was holding a duster in one hand and a kitchen pail in the other. While one of them tried to put his hand in my pocket, the other held me from behind. 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. The quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container. Descartes received his stimulus from the new physics and astronomy of Copernicus, Galileo, and others. 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. Aubrey's on his way here, with the others. 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. His humour depended on contempt for others. 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. The other evening we had a party. |
| inflections | others |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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