Meaning

3 senses
  1. An additional one of the same kind.

    This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?

    There is one sterling and here is another

  2. One that is different from the current one.

    I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.

    I've thought about moving to another city at one time or another.

  3. One of a group of things of the same kind.

    His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.

Examples

5709 sentences
  1. We'd like another bottle of wine.

    Принесіть нам ще одну пляшку вина, будь ласка.

    ruМы хотели бы еще бутылку вина.

    deWir möchten noch eine Flasche Wein.

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  2. Give me another cup of tea.

    Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю.

    ruДайте мне еще чашку чая.

    deGib mir noch eine Tasse Tee.

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  3. I'm sorry. I have another appointment.

    Перепрошую, у мене ще одна зустріч.

    ruИзвините. У меня назначена ещё одна встреча.

    deVerzeihung, ich habe noch einen anderen Termin.

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  4. How about another piece of cake?

    Хочеш ще шматочок торта?

    deWie wäre es mit noch einem Stück Kuchen?

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  5. Let's try to understand one another.

    Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного.

    ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга.

    deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen.

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Origin

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • for another three
  • another chance
  • for another week
  • another cup of
  • find another job
  • find another
  • another three
  • another three days
  • to find another
  • another glass of
  • another week
  • another cup

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
another — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto