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another
/əˈnʌðɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANOTHER
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one more in addition
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Should we open another bottle of wine?
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Don't say another word.
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It will take another two years [=an additional two years; two more years] to finish the building.
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That's another way of saying the same thing.
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As far as I'm concerned, “frugal” is just another word for “cheap.” [=“frugal” means the same thing as “cheap”]
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We had dinner at another one of the city's many Italian restaurants.
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This is yet another example of government waste.
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If you ask me, he's just another overpaid athlete. [=he's one of many overpaid athletes]
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some other
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different from the first or other one
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We'll plan to meet again (at) another time.
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We'll discuss this again on another occasion.
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The view is very different when it is seen from another angle.
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Please bring me another cup. This one is chipped.
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Since his illness he has been another man. [=he has been very different from how he was before he became sick]
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Tomorrow is another day.
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the splendors of another age [=a past age]
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I'm willing to help you, but if you're asking for money, that's another thing/matter/story. [=I'm willing to help you but that does not mean that I'm willing to give you money]
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Complaining about problems is one thing, but finding solutions to them is another thing altogether/entirely. [=it is more difficult to find solutions to problems than to complain about them]
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similar or equal to a particular person or thing
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another
/əˈnʌðɚ/
pronoun
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another
/əˈnʌðɚ/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANOTHER
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one more of the same kind
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another one
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I've had one drink, but I think I'll have another.
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One copy of the letter was sent out, and another was placed in the files.
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One thief carried a gun, another (carried) a knife.
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This cup is chipped. Could you please bring me another?
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We had dinner at another of the city's many Italian restaurants.
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one that is different
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someone or something else
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She's not comfortable living in another's house. [=in another person's house]
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Complaining about problems is one thing, but finding solutions to them is another. [=it is more difficult to find solutions to problems than to complain about them]
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The family seems to move from one city to another.
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used in phrases with one or (less commonly) some to refer to something that is not specified
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We all do foolish things at one time or another. [=sometimes, on occasion]
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They had to change their plans for one/some reason or another. [=for some reason]
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He vowed that he would succeed (in) one way or another. [=vowed that he would find a way to succeed]
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a lock of one kind/sort/type or another [=some kind/sort/type of lock]
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What with one thing and another, we still haven't finished. [=we still haven't finished because of various things that have happened]
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see also one another
one after another
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each one in a continuing series