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Word another
WordType (determiner)
Phonetic BrE / əˈnʌðə(r) / NAmE / əˈnʌðər /
Example
  • would you like another drink?
  • ‘finished?’ ‘no, i've got another three questions to do.’
  • we've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go.
  • ‘it's a bill.’ ‘oh no, not another!’
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another

(determiner)BrE / əˈnʌðə(r) / NAmE / əˈnʌðər /
  1. one more; an extra thing or person
    • compare other
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    • Would you like another drink?
    • ‘Finished?’ ‘No, I've got another three questions to do.’
    • We've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go.
    • ‘It's a bill.’ ‘Oh no, not another!’
    • I got another of those calls yesterday.
    • Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
    • Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
    • Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
    • Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.
    • Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
    • His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
    • Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
  2. different; a different person or thing
    • Let's do it another time.
    • We need another computer (= a new one).
    • We can try that—but whether it'll work is another matter.
    • The room's too small. Let's see if they've got another one.
    • I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another.
  3. a person or thing of a very similar type
    • She's going to be another Madonna (= as famous as her).
    • There'll never be another like him.
  4. used when you are referring to various types of a thing, without saying exactly what you mean
    • We've all got problems of one kind or another.
  5. first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount
    • The bills kept coming in, one after another.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: as an other until the 16th cent.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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