the other
noun
1
: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet
I held on with one hand and waved with the other.
Each of them looked at the other.
2
: an opposite place or thing
We moved from one side of town to the other.
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Zubac immediately grabbed his ankle and stayed down as play continued the other way.
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
That is, if both girls can even be at the same place at the same time, because so often our older one is dancing, and the other one has a game at the same time.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
Nelson knocked the album’s remaining songs down, one after the other, in one or two takes.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
One foot in front of the other.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
That is, if both girls can even be at the same place at the same time, because so often our older one is dancing, and the other one has a game at the same time.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
Nelson knocked the album’s remaining songs down, one after the other, in one or two takes.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
One foot in front of the other.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the other
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“The other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20other. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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