What does Another mean?
Definitions for Another
əˈnʌð əran·oth·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Another.
Princeton's WordNet
another(a), some otheradjective
any of various alternatives; some other
"put it off to another (or some other) day"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Anotheradjective
Etymology: from an and other.
He that will not lay a foundation for perpetual disorder, must of necessity find another rise of government than that. John Locke.
———— A fourth? ————
Start eye!
What! will the line stretch out to th’ crack of doom?
Another yet? —— a seventh! I’ll see no more. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him. 1 Samuel, ii. 25.
Why not of her? preferr’d above the rest,
By him with knightly deeds, and open love profess’d;
So had another been, where he his vows address’d. John Dryden, Fables.A man shall have diffused his life, his self, and his whole concernments so far, that he can weep his sorrows with another’s eyes; when he has another heart besides his own, both to share, and to support his grief. South.
When the soul is beaten from its station, and the mounds of virtue are broken down, it becomes quite another thing from what it was before. South.
Wikipedia
Another
Another Lonely Night is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. Released in November 1970, it was the first and only single for her 1971 album Here and Now. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was covered the same year by American country music artist Lynn Anderson on her album Rose Garden.
ChatGPT
another
Another refers to something or someone distinct and different from what has already been mentioned or seen, often used to indicate an additional or alternative option or occurrence. It implies another instance or alternative version of something that has already been referred to or experienced.
Webster Dictionary
Another
one more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect
Another
not the same; different
Another
any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else
Etymology: [An a, one + other.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Another
an-uth′ėr, adj. not the same: a different or distinct (thing or person): one more: a second: one more of the same kind: any other.—One another, now used as a compound reciprocal pronoun (of two or more); One with another, taken all together, taken on the average.—You're another, the vulgar Tu quoque. [Orig. an other.]
Editors Contribution
another
An identical type.
They had another meal prepared for their family as they loved to spend time together.
Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020
Suggested Resources
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Another' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #143
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Another' in Written Corpus Frequency: #182
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Anagrams for Another »
on Earth
on earth
rheotan
athenor
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Another in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Another in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Another in a Sentence
It could be that Japan, while on the front lines of the outbreak, was exposed at an early stage and might have dodged a bullet by focusing on preventing the virus from entering the country, but the government also made a conscious decision not to test widely, and that might lead to another surge in coronavirus cases.
It's a system that encourages people to be engaged and to be involved, it works. Thus far, the system has favored Cruz, who netted nine pledged delegates at Wyoming’s county conventions last month. Donald Trump gained only one. Marco Rubio, still in the race at the time, also secured a delegate. Another was elected unpledged. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, banking on a brokered convention, is not expected to fare well in Wyoming. But John Kasich campaign will still be meeting with delegates in hopes they can convince them to eventually vote for John Kasich beyond a first ballot in Cleveland.
What they expect from the media is praise. This is another element in this character and in other leaders of this type, which is that they are extremely messianic and narcissistic, whatever they see, they see as a personal attack against them.
Over the next one and a half years or so, another 50 billion to 100 billion francs could follow, then the situation should largely be settled.
Russia, this is the country with tanks running over Ukraine right now killing innocent civilians, children, women, people that we care about and yet they’re using those Russians to negotiate a deal with yet another one of our near-peer adversaries, Iran.
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- ثانٍ, آخر, أخرىArabic
- различен, друг, още единBulgarian
- ještě jeden, jiný, další, druhý, odlišnýCzech
- nogen, en til, endnu en, en andenDanish
- anders, noch eines, ein anderer, noch einer, anderer, andere, noch eineGerman
- άλλο έναGreek
- aliaEsperanto
- otroSpanish
- teine, muuEstonian
- toinen, lisä, muuFinnish
- autre, un de plus, plus, un autreFrench
- אחרHebrew
- annar, annað, önnurIcelandic
- un altroItalian
- もう一つ, 他の, もう, 別のJapanese
- 또 하나, 다른Korean
- aliusLatin
- друг, уште еденMacedonian
- nog een, een andere, een anderDutch
- nikt inny, inny, kolejny, następnyPolish
- outroPortuguese
- altul, o alta, alta, încă un, un altul, încă oRomanian
- ещё один, другой, различныйRussian
- дру̏гӣ, drȕgīSerbo-Croatian
- ytterligare, en, ännu, till, annanSwedish
- nyingineSwahili
- மற்றொருTamil
- మరోTelugu
- อื่นThai
- farklı, başkaTurkish
- ایک اورUrdu
- khácVietnamese
- 另一个Chinese
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