another

Everyday

1. Another means one more of the same kind: have another cookie. tree →
2. Another means a different one: try another way. tree →
3. As a pronoun, another means some other person or thing: one dog barked at another. tree →

In the lessons

one more of something («another 3 flowers» = add 3), or the other person being compared («how many more one has than another»); in everyday life «one another» (each other), «another time», «another day»

Examples

• To find how many more one has than another, we subtract the smaller from the bigger. tree →
• Jo picks 5 flowers, then another 3 flowers. tree →
• One box holds 8 eggs and another box holds 6 eggs. tree →
• Can I have another slice of pizza? tree →
• This pen does not work; please give me another. tree →
• Let's try another way to solve it. tree →
• The children helped one another clean up. tree →
• We will go to the zoo another day. tree →
• "I have many sprats," said another. tree →

Note

«another N» adds N more; «than another» marks a comparison: subtract. Trap: «another box» names a second container, not an operation. «Another» is written as one word and goes with a singular noun (another apple), or with a number and plural (another 3 apples).

In Jewish tradition

one more of something («another 3 flowers» = add 3), or the other person being compared («how many more one has than another»); in everyday life «one another» (each other), «another time», «another day»

Examples

• Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. (Torah GEN.25.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh. (Torah GEN.37.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And My glory will I not give to another. (Prophets ISA.48.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let his days be few; let another take his charge. (Writings PSA.109.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. (Prophets 2SA.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«another N» adds N more; «than another» marks a comparison: subtract. Trap: «another box» names a second container, not an operation. «Another» is written as one word and goes with a singular noun (another apple), or with a number and plural (another 3 apples).