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# other

adjective (other); pronoun (other, others); determiner (other)

«other» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Other means a different one, not this one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m1)
2. «The other» or «the others» means the rest: «The other children» are the rest of the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m2)
3. Other means more of the same kind: «other animals like it». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m3)
4. «Each other» means one another: they help each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m4)
5. «The other day» means a few days ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m5)
6. (casual) «Other half» means your husband, wife or partner: «I'll ask my other half.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m6)
7. (casual) «Or other» shows you can't remember: «some book or other». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m7)
8. (formal) «Remaining», «the remainder» and «the residual» are stiff words for the others: «The remaining pupils were…» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#m8)

### In the lessons

In maths: the rest of a group, the part not yet named; «the other half», «others». In everyday life: «on the other hand», «the other side of the road», «every other day». In science: comparing one group with other groups. In stories: «on the other side of the forest». In casual talk: «the other lot», «them others». In the exam voice: «the remaining», «the remainder of the cohort». Phrases: «each other», «the other way round», «every other», «other than» (except).

### Examples

- 3 of the cats are black and the other cats are white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x1)
- He gave 5 to Tom and the others to Ann. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x2)
- The other half is red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x3)
- How many other books does she have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x4)
- The twins help each other with homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x5)
- Cross to the other side carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x6)
- I saw her the other day at the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x7)
- Lions, tigers and other big cats hunt meat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x8)
- We have swimming every other week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x9)
- 7 of us got pizza, the other lot got chips, 12 in all, so how many chips (casual) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x10)
- Take the other one, you muppet, that one's mine. (rough) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x11)
- Of 30 pupils, 12 travel by bus; determine the number of the remaining pupils. (formal exam) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x12)
- The others did not hear her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/#x13)

### Note

«The other(s)» often means the rest: rest = total − named part. Trap: «other» can mean «different»: «another 5» means 5 more, so add. «Every other day» means every second day (day 1, 3, 5…). «Another» is one word: an + other. Use «other» before a noun, «others» on its own. «Other than» means except. «The other way round» means the opposite order. Formal «the remaining» and «the remainder» = the others.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah "other gods" means gods besides the one God.

**Interpretation.** The commandment "no other gods before Me" is the second of the Ten Commandments, and the tradition reads it as forbidding any worship but of the one God.

### Examples

- Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (Torah EXO.20.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x1)
- And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. (Torah GEN.43.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x2)
- And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. (Torah GEN.8.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x3)
- The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. (Writings NEH.7.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x4)
- And they encamped one over against the other seven days. (Prophets 1KI.20.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x5)
- He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; (Writings JOB.34.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/#x6)

### Note

«The other(s)» often means the rest: rest = total − named part. Trap: «other» can mean «different»: «another 5» means 5 more, so add. «Every other day» means every second day (day 1, 3, 5…). «Another» is one word: an + other. Use «other» before a noun, «others» on its own. «Other than» means except. «The other way round» means the opposite order. Formal «the remaining» and «the remainder» = the others.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «other» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/other/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«other» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/other.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «other» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/other/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«other» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/other.html) on Mova free.