else
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adverb \ˈel(t)s\Definition of ELSE
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>
See Examples of ELSE
- We decided to go someplace else for dinner.
- <if you could do it over again, how else would you have done it?>
Origin of ELSE
Middle English elles, from Old English; akin to Latin alius other, alter other of two, Greek allos other
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to ELSE
- Synonyms
- differently, otherwise, other (than)
- Antonyms
- likewise
2else
adjectiveDefinition of ELSE
: other: a : being different in identity <it must have been somebody else> b : being in addition <what else did he say?>
Examples of ELSE
- <is there anything else you would like to add to your list?>
First Known Use of ELSE
before 12th century
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