an|oth|er

an|oth|er
an|oth|er «uh nuhth uhr», adjective, pronoun.
–adj.
1. one more: »

May I have another glass of milk, please?

2. not the same; a different: »

Show me another kind of hat. That is quite another matter.

3. similar in one or more respects but not actually the same: »

That singer is another Caruso.

–pron.
1. a) one more: »

He ate a bar of candy and then asked for another.

b) one of the same kind: »

His father was a scholar, and he is another.

2. a different one: »

This pen won't write; please give me another.

3. the other (used in phrases with one so as to refer to the whole of a group or series): »

They walked out, one after another.

╂[for an other]

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