every other
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
All except for some previously mentioned set.
adj
Every second/two; each alternate; the second of each pair in turn.
Example Sentences
- "Two of the bolts were loose, but every other bolt I checked was fine."
- "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."
- "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."