/əˈnʌðə/
Translation
One more of the same kind, or a different one from the one you have.
Word origin
Formed in Middle English by joining an and other, written as one word over time.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- an + other
Examples
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"Another" means one more cup of the same drink.
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Here "another" means a different way from this one.
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"Another" means a second, extra book.
Used in
Stories
(8)The Broken Window
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The Letter She Never Sent
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The Long Way Home
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The First Letter
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The Night Route
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The Photograph
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The Register
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The Suggestion Box
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Grammar articles
(21)Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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