every other

adjective

All except for some previously mentioned set.

“Every other person in the line wore a pink bowtie.”

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every second
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Meanings

adjective
  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/two; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn.

    Every other person in the line wore a pink bowtie.

    2 more examples

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

    London Fire Brigade said crews were seeing an e-bike or e-scooter fire "every other day", with concern about conversion kits or modified e-bikes.

    2025 April 2, “Network News: Fire risk: TfL extends e-bike ban”, in RAIL, number 1032, page 11

    Synonyms: every second

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEvery second/two; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn.

Similar
every second
Also see
every second

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 所有其他的
  • 所有其他的 (suǒyǒu qítā de)all except for some previously mentioned set
Finnish kaikki muut, kaikki loput
  • kaikki muutall except for some previously mentioned set
  • kaikki loputall except for some previously mentioned set
German jeder andere
  • jeder andereall except for some previously mentioned set
Hungarian az összes többi, minden más
  • az összes többiall except for some previously mentioned set
  • minden másall except for some previously mentioned set
Japanese 他のあらゆる
  • 他のあらゆる (hoka no arayuru)all except for some previously mentioned set
Polish pozostały
  • pozostałyall except for some previously mentioned set
Russian все остальны́е
  • все остальны́е (vse ostalʹnýje)all except for some previously mentioned set
Swedish alla andra
  • alla andraall except for some previously mentioned set
Turkish bütün diğer, diğer bütün
  • bütün diğerall except for some previously mentioned set
  • diğer bütünall except for some previously mentioned set
  • tüm diğerall except for some previously mentioned set
Cite this entry
APA

every other. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20other

MLA

“every other.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20other. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “every other,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20other.

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