every other

English

Adjective

every other

1. All except for some previously mentioned set.

   Two of the bolts were loose, but every other bolt I checked was fine.

2. Every second; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn (perhaps used because "every second" could also refer to "second" as a unit of time or be interpreted as meaning "only the second").

   Every other person in the line wore a pink bowtie.

   Although I work from home, I visit the office for a meeting every other day.

Synonyms

• every second

Translations

all except for some previously mentioned set

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 所有其他的 (suǒyǒu qítā de)

• Galician: todo o resto
• German: jeder andere
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• Ido: omna duesma
• Japanese: 他のあらゆる (ほかのあらゆる, hoka no arayuru)
• Polish: co drugi m, co druga f, co drugie n
• Russian: все остальны́е pl (vse ostalʹnýje)
• Swedish: varannan (sv)

every second — see every second