word-vault/dist/data/cards/ot/other.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "other",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective, pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to refer to people or things that are additional or different to people or things that have been mentioned or are known about",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are there **any other** questions?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There seem to be **no other** survivors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't see you now—**some other time**, maybe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two buildings were destroyed and **many others** damaged in the blast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This option is preferable to any other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Some** designs **are better than others**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **the only other** person in the apartment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a university party and various other things going on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dublin is very expensive compared to **other major** cities in Europe."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to refer to the second of two people or things",
            "sensetop": "the, my, your, etc. other",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My other sister is a doctor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One son went to live in Australia and **the other one** was killed in a car crash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He raised one arm and then the other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must ask **one or other** of your parents."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to refer to the people or things that remain in a group",
            "sensetop": "the, my, your, etc. other",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll wear my other shoes—these are dirty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘I like this one.’ ‘What about **the other ones**?’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went swimming while the others played tennis."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to refer to a place, direction, etc. that is the opposite to where you are, are going, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I work on the **other side** of town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He crashed into a car coming the other way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found me, not **the other way round/around**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He listened carefully to the voice on the other end of the line."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "recently",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I saw Jack the other day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was in your area the other week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I woke up the other morning and just could not get myself out of bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was watching TV the other evening, when…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "except",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't know any French people other than you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're going away in June but **other than that** I'll be here all summer."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "different or in a different way from; not",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have never known him to behave other than selfishly."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌðə(r)/",
                "audio": "ot/other/other__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʌðər/",
                "audio": "ot/other/other__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English ōther, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ander, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘different’."
}