otherdeterminer
uk/ˈʌð.ər/us/ˈʌð.ɚ/other determiner (ADDITIONAL)
A1 as well as the thing or person already mentioned:
A1 used at the end of a list to show that there are more things, without being exact about what they are:
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- Circulars and other junk mail go straight in the bin.
- The site links to about 24 other sites offering clip art.
- This drug can be safely used in combination with other medicines.
- The country has vast oil reserves and rich deposits of other minerals.
- Mr Savino has been charged with three murders as well as a whole slew of other crimes.
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Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- again
- along
- also
- case
- excess
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore
- hand
- have sth in hand idiom
- say
- second 1
- side
- the icing on the cake idiom
- thirdly
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
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other determiner (OPPOSITE)
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- I saw him at the other end of the street.
- I saw him on the other side of the room.
- We rowed across to the other bank.
- If I saw him, I'd cross to the other side of the street.
- He's at the other end of the political spectrum from me.
B1 the opposite side or end of something:
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Through, across, opposite and against
- across
- across country idiom
- against
- agin
- along
- catty-corner
- country
- cross-country
- front
- give
- kitty-corner
- on
- opposite
- over
- overland
- thru
- to
- trans
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other determiner (DIFFERENT)
B1 different from the thing or person already mentioned:
B1 referring to a day, week, etc. in the recent past without saying exactly when it was:
C1 different from or except:
in a negative sentence, used to mean "except":
B2 used to introduce an explanation that is simpler than the one given earlier:
used when you cannot or do not want to be exact about the information you are giving:
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- All her life she had a childlike trust in other people.
- There's no harm in applying for other jobs, but if I were you, I wouldn't advertise the fact at work.
- The professor was a real Jekyll and Hyde - sometimes kind and charming, and at other times rude and obnoxious.
- The president urged other countries to lift the trade restrictions.
- Children need to be taught to have respect for other people's property.
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
- variance
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otherpronoun
uk/ˈʌð.ər/us/ˈʌð.ɚ/A2 the second of two things or people, or the thing or person that is left in a group or set of things:
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- I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.
- Perhaps some systems of government are more corruptible than others.
- This is one possible solution to the problem. However, there are others.
- Some words are more difficult to spell than others.
- Some college courses have stiffer entry requirements than others.
B2 more ones:
B1 people in general, not including yourself:
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- At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side.
- Trouble broke out in the match when one of the players called a member of the other team a cheat.
- When you run, each foot leaves the ground before the other comes down.
- This cable should have a plug at one end and a socket at the other.
- Roughly half (of) the class are Spanish and the others are a mixture of nationalities.
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Things remaining
- (and) all the rest idiom
- balance
- bastion
- cutpiece
- deposit
- dregs
- for the rest idiom
- ground
- hangover
- relic
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- residual
- residue
- the shirt off sb's back idiom
- throwback
- time capsule
- vestige
- wreckage
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