determiner, pronoun
1 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.
compareOTHER
HELPNOTE Another can be followed by a singular noun, by of and a plural noun, or by a number and a plural noun.
2 different; a different person or thing:
Let's do it another time. * We need another computer (= a new one). * 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.
3 a person or thing of a very similar type:
She's going to be another Kate Moss (= as famous as her). * There'll never be another like him.
seealsoONEANOTHER
IDIOMS
of 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.
moreatONE
