- one more; an added: another chance
- (as pronoun): help yourself to another
- a different; alternative: another era from ours
- (as pronoun): to try one path, then another
- a different example of the same sort
- (as pronoun): we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another
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an•oth•er /əˈnʌðɚ/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
pron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- being one more;
being more of the same;
further;
additional:Have another piece of cake.[~ + number word + plural countable noun]Come in for an appointment in another three weeks. - different;
distinct;
of a different kind:to visit another country and see how different life is there. - very similar to;
of the same kind or category as:would like to be another Shakespeare.
pron.
- one more;
an additional one:There is one book and here is another. - a different one;
something different:She kept going from one thing to another.
an•oth•er
(ə nuᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation adj.
pron.
- being one more or more of the same;
further;
additional:another piece of cake. - different;
distinct;
of a different period, place, or kind:at another time; another man. - very similar to;
of the same kind or category as:What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.
pron.
- one more;
an additional one:That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another. - a different one;
something different:going from one house to another. - one like the first:one copy for her and another for him.
- a person other than oneself or the one specified:He told her he loved another.
- 1175–1225; Middle English; see an1, other
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another /əˈnʌðə/ determiner
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A.N. Other n
- Brit an unnamed person: used in team lists, etc, to indicate a place that remains to be filled
'another' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aaron's beard
- abaca
- abaft
- abattoir
- abele
- Aboriginal
- abrupt
- ABS brake
- absinthe
- absolute pitch
- absolute temperature
- abyssal
- acacia
- accent
- access road
- accompanist
- accomplice
- account
- acculturate
- accusative
- acedia
- acetone body
- acetophenetidin
- acetylene
- achromatic
- acidic
- acidity
- aclinic line
- acting
- actinon
- actinozoan
- action
- actual bodily harm
- add
- adder's-tongue
- Adi Granth
- adjourn
- adjunct
- adopt
- adulterate
- advance directive
- adverb
- advocate
- Aegina
- Aeolian Islands
- aerugo
- affiliate
- Afghan
- Afro-American
- again
