Main Entry: ¹else

Pronunciation: \ˈel(t)s\

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English elles, from Old English; akin to Latin alius other, alter other of two, Greek allos other

Date: before 12th century

1 a : in a different manner or place or at a different time <how else could he have acted> <here and nowhere else> b : in an additional manner or place or at an additional time <where else is gold found>
2 : if not : otherwise <leave or else you'll be sorry> —used absolutely to express a threat <do what I tell you or else>