Idioms for other
every other,
every alternate: a meeting every other week.
Origin of other
before 900; Middle English; Old English
ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German
ander, Gothic
anthar; akin to Sanskrit
antara-
Words nearby other
Definition for every other (2 of 2)
every
[ ev-ree ]
/ ˈɛv ri /
adjective
being one of a group or series taken collectively; each: We go there every day.
all possible; the greatest possible degree of: every prospect of success.
synonym study for every
1. See
each.
British Dictionary definitions for every other (1 of 2)
every
/ (ˈɛvrɪ) /
determiner
each one (of the class specified), without exception
every child knows it
(not used with a negative)
the greatest or best possible
every hope of success
each: used before a noun phrase to indicate the recurrent, intermittent, or serial nature of a thing
every third day; every now and then; every so often
every bit (used in comparisons with as)
quite; just; equally
every bit as funny as the other show
every other
each alternate; every second
every other day
every which way
- in all directions; everywhereI looked every which way for you
- US and Canadian from all sidesstones coming at me every which way
Word Origin for every
C15
everich, from Old English
ǣfre ǣlc, from
ǣfre
ever +
ǣlc
each
British Dictionary definitions for every other (2 of 2)
other
/ (ˈʌðə) /
determiner
pronoun
adverb
(usually used with a negative and foll by than)
otherwise; differently
they couldn't behave other than they do
Word Origin for other
Old English
ōther; related to Old Saxon
āthar, ōthar, Old High German
andar
undefined other
See
otherwise
Idioms and Phrases with every other (1 of 3)
every other
Every second one in a series, as in I'm supposed to take this pill every other day. [c. 1400]
Idioms and Phrases with every other (2 of 3)
every
Idioms and Phrases with every other (3 of 3)
other