another

/əˈnʌðər/

an additional one

Can I have another piece of cake?

Asking for an additional piece of cake

general

an additional one of the same kind

She bought another dress for the party.

She bought an additional dress for the party.

Often used to refer to an extra item or person of the same type.

Collocations

another onean additional item or personanother timea different occasionanother wayan alternative method

'Another' can function as a determiner (e.g., 'another book') or a pronoun (e.g., 'I need another').

From Middle English 'another', from Old English 'on oþer' (one other).

Can be used as a determiner or pronoun. Often used to refer to an extra or additional item.

indefinite article

determiner

other

different or additional

adjective

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