No. 3,979 in Russian
иными
"Иными" means "others" or "different" (instrumental plural form).
In a sentence
Иными словами, задача была выполнена успешно.
In other words, the task was completed successfully.
Here, "иными" means "other" and is used to indicate a rephrasing or clarification of a previous statement.
Она предпочитает общаться с иными людьми, нежели с коллегами.
She prefers to interact with other people rather than with colleagues.
In this context, "иными" is used to signify people of a different kind or category outside of the mentioned group, here colleagues.
Решение оказалось иным, чем я ожидал.
The solution turned out to be different from what I expected.
The word "иным" (variant of "иными") is used to denote a contrast or differentiation from what was anticipated.
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