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The correct spelling is other.
How to pronounce other
/ˈɐðə/
nounIPA: /ˈɐðə/
Say it like: Oth-er
The correct spelling is other. An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another. For example: "I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others."
Usage Examples
“I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.”
“One boat is not better than the other.”
“I get paid every other week.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
- 2.The other one; the second of two.
verb
- 1.To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
- 2.To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
adjective
- 1.See other (determiner) below
- 2.Second.
- 3.Alien.
- 4.Different.
- 5.Left, as opposed to right.
adverb
- 1.Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
- 2.Otherwise.
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