other than

oth·er than

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhth -er th an, th en]
- /ˈʌð ər ðæn, ðɛn/
- /ˈʌðə(r) ðən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhth -er th an, th en]
- /ˈʌð ər ðæn, ðɛn/

Definitions of other than words

adjective other than additional or further: he and one other person. 1
adjective other than different or distinct from the one or ones already mentioned or implied: I'd like to live in some other city. The TV show follows the lives of people who are married, single, or other. The application gives three gender choices—male, female, and other. 1
adjective other than different in nature or kind: I would not have him other than he is. 1
adjective other than being the remaining one of two or more: the other hand. 1
adjective other than (used with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number: the other men; some other countries. 1
adjective other than former; earlier: sailing ships of other days. 1

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Origin of other than

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German ander, Gothic anthar; akin to Sanskrit antara-

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Parts of speech for Other than

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Other than

other than popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for other than

adv other than

along with — accompanying; together with
and all — You use and all when you want to emphasize that what you are talking about includes the thing mentioned, especially when this is surprising or unusual.
as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
in excess of — more than

adj other than

apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
barring — You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
but for — You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.

adjective other than

bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
discounting — Present participle of discount.
excepting — Except for; apart from.
excluding — Not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.

adverb other than

conjointly — In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
exceeding — Very great.

preposition other than

except — Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.

All 15 Synonyms of other than