others

1. 1
   everyone elsenounplural

   People other than oneself or the particular group being talked about.

   A good leader listens to others and weighs every opinion fairly.

   He gives generously to others without expecting anything back.

   UsageUsually without the: help others, what others think. The others means the rest of a group.

2. 2
   the restnounplural

   The remaining people or things in a group, apart from the ones already mentioned or set aside.

   Two committee members resigned, but the others voted to continue the project.

   She finished her own chores quickly and then helped with the others.

   UsageUsually the others. Before a noun, use other: the other students (not incorrect: the others students).

3. 3
   treat as outsidersverb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of other.

   The way the report others refugees shapes how readers see them.

   When a community others its newcomers, lasting integration becomes much harder.

   UsageNeeds an object (others refugees); the object is what tells it apart from the noun others.

   Note

   Its range runs from simply regarding someone as not belonging to actively segregating or ostracizing them. The common thread is pushing a person outside the group.

4. 4
   pronoun

   Refers to more people or things of the kind already mentioned, or different ones, without including every one that remains.

   Some critics loved the film, while others found it slow.

   This is one of several lawsuits, and others may follow in the coming months.

   Note

   Without the, others leaves the group open: some guests left early, others stayed late, and there may have been guests who did neither. It often answers some in a pair like that. Add the and the meaning closes to everyone who remains, with nobody left over. That one small word tells a listener whether the whole group is being accounted for.

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