- one more; an extra thing or person
- Would you like another drink?
- ‘Finished?’ ‘No, I've got another three questions to do.’
- We've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go.
- ‘It's a bill.’ ‘Oh no, not another!’
- I got another of those calls yesterday.
Language Bank additionadditionAdding another item- Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn a third or even fourth language.
- Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
- Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
- Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.
- Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
- His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
- Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
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- different; a different person or thing
- Let's do it another time.
- We can try that—but whether it'll work is another matter.
- The room's too small. Let's see if they've got another one.
- I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another.
- a person or thing of a very similar type
- Maybe she's going to be another Taylor Swift (= as famous as her).
- There'll never be another like him.
see also one another
Word OriginMiddle English: as an other until the 16th cent.
Idioms
See another in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee another in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishof one kind, sort, etc. or another
- used when you are referring to various types of a thing, without saying exactly what you mean
- We've all got problems of one kind or another.
one after another/the other
- first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount
- The bills kept coming in, one after another.
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