American English
/ˈə.ðɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Different from a person or thing already mentioned, or additional to it.
Practice out loudDifferent from a person or thing already mentioned, or additional to it.
We need other options.
Can we meet some other day?
For one more singular thing, use another: another idea, not other idea.
other people · other options · other countries · other ways
other + plural noun
some other + singular noun
The person or thing that remains in a pair or group.
One shoe is clean, but the other shoe is dirty.
Where are the other students?
Use the other for one remaining person or thing, and the others for more than one.
the other side · the other way · the other one
the other + singular noun
the other + plural noun
A different person or thing, or more people or things, when the noun is not repeated.
Some stayed, but others left.
I chose one, and my sister chose the other.
the other one
some ..., others ...
one ..., the other ...
One person or group does something to another, and the action goes both ways.
Mia and Leo help each other.
Used to introduce a contrasting point.
The job pays well; on the other hand, it is far away.
Except for; apart from.
Other than coffee, I drink water.