TKG English Learner's Dictionary

another

2 entries: pronoun · determiner

anotherpronoun

American /ə.ˈnʌð.ɚ/ British /ə.ˈnʌð.ə/ Say it with the stress on the middle part: uh-NUTH-er. The th is the sound of this, not of thin. In American English the final r is heard; in British English the word ends in a short, weak uh sound with no r.
very commondefining vocabulary

  1. more or differentone more thing or person of the same kind, or a different thing or person, without naming it

    Another, standing alone, covers both ideas of the determiner another: one more of the same kind (I'll have another) and a different one (this size doesn't fit; try another).

    Collocations

    phrase one after another

    Compare another (another directly before a noun: another cup, compared with the pronoun use standing alone: I'll have another); other

Word family

Usage

Another directly before a noun is a determiner: another cup — a separate entry. As a pronoun, another stands alone, without a following noun.

Common mistakes

Can I have an another? Can I have another?
Another already contains an and is never preceded by a or an, whether or not a noun follows.

See also another (another directly before a noun: another cup)

For translators

Meaning across languages Another as a pronoun covers both one more of the same kind and a different one; some languages need two separate words for these ideas.

anotherdeterminer

American /ə.ˈnʌð.ɚ/ British /ə.ˈnʌð.ə/ Say it with the stress on the middle part: uh-NUTH-er. The th is the sound of this, not of thin. In American English the final r is heard; in British English the word ends in a short, weak uh sound with no r.
very commondefining vocabulary

Another adds one more of the same kind to a group, or picks out a different member of it.

  1. one moreused before a singular noun for one more of the same kind, in addition to one already mentioned

    Another is written as one word and already contains an, so it is never used with a or an in front of it. It can also go before a number and a plural noun to add more of something: another three days.

    Collocations

    phrase another one, yet another, another time, another day, another chance

    Compare other; another

  2. a different oneused before a singular noun for a person or thing that is not the one already mentioned or expected

    Here another means a different one, not an additional one: this shirt doesn't fit; let me try another size. It is often used to compare or contrast one case with the next.

    Collocations

    phrase another matter, another story, another way, another approach

Word family

  • other

Choosing between another · other

Another is one word, already containing an, and goes directly before a singular noun: another book. Other needs its own determiner before a singular noun: the other book, my other book; before a plural noun, other stands alone: other books.

Usage

Another is followed by a singular noun, but it can come before a number and a plural noun to mean an additional amount: another two weeks, another five dollars. When another stands alone, without a noun (I'll have another; from one job to another), it is a pronoun and has its own entry: another (pronoun).

Common mistakes

Can I have an other coffee? Can I have another coffee?
Another is always written as a single word, never split into an and other.
This is a another book. This is another book.
Another already contains an, so it is never preceded by a or an.
I have no another idea. I don't have another idea.
Another is not used directly after no; use not ... another, or other after no.

See also another (another standing alone, without a noun: I'll have another)

For translators

Meaning across languages Another covers both one more of the same kind and a different one; some languages need two separate words for these ideas.
Grammar trap Another is always one word, usually followed by a singular noun (or by a number and a plural noun: another three days), and is never used with a or an before it, since another already contains an.