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another

/əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/ænˈʌð.ə(ɹ)/ UK
/əˈnʌð.ɚ/ US
/ænˈʌð.ɚ/ US
/eɪˈnʌð.ɚ/ US, proscribed
[əˈnʌɾə]
/əˈnʌð.ɚ/ Canada
/əˈnʊð.ə(ɹ)/ Northern England
/ænˈʊð.ə(ɹ)/ Northern England
/ˈə.nə.d̪ɜ(r)/ South Asia
/ˌɜ ˈnə.d̪ɜ(r)/ South Asia

Rhymes with -ʌðə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

determiner anoda · anothah · anothuh · anotha · anotha' · anudda

One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
Not the same; different. Do you know another way to do this job?
Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead. One gold ingot is valued the same as another, but gemstones are valued individually.

pronoun anoda · anothah · anothuh · anotha · anotha' · anudda

An additional one of the same kind. This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?
One that is different from the current one. I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
One of a group of things of the same kind. His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: added, additional, different, other, some other, alia, alternate, alternative, anor, any, autre, each, either, else, end, even

Translations

Every language

det one more, in addition to a former number

Español	otro
한국어	또 하나 tto
日本語	もう一つ mō hitotsu, もう mō
中文	再 zài
Kiswahili	-ingine
Português	outro, mais um
Français	plus, un de plus
Deutsch	noch einer, noch eine, noch eines
Italiano	un altro, un'altra, ancora un, ancora uno, ancora una
Ελληνικά	άλλο ένα állo éna
Română	încă o, încă un
Русский	ещё оди́н ješčó odín, друго́й drugój
Tiếng Việt	nữa
العربية	آخَر ʔāḵar, إِضَافِيّ ʔiḍāfiyy
עברית	אחר akhér

det not the same; different

Español	otro
한국어	다른 dareun
日本語	他の hoka-no, 別の betsu-no
中文	另一 lìngyī, 別的 /别的 bié de
Kiswahili	-ingine
Português	outro
Français	un autre, autre
Deutsch	ein anderer, anderer, anders, andere
Italiano	un altro, un'altra
Română	altul, alta
Русский	друго́й drugój, разли́чный razlíčnyj
العربية	آخَر ʔāḵar, أُخْرَى ʔuḵrā

det any or some

Español	otro
Kiswahili	-ingineo
Português	outro
Italiano	un altro, un'altra
Română	un altul, o alta
Русский	друго́й drugój

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@misc{another_2026,
  title = {another},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/another},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}