elsewhere

adverb

else·​where ˈel(t)s-ˌ(h)wer How to pronounce elsewhere (audio)
: in or to another place
took my business elsewhere

Examples of elsewhere in a Sentence

The angry customer said he would take his business elsewhere. Elsewhere in the same book she gives another date. The parts are produced elsewhere.
Recent Examples on the Web The transmitter, coincidentally also named Venus, is part of the Deep Space Network, an array of radio antennas that's used to track, send commands and receive scientific data from spacecraft headed to the moon and elsewhere in the solar system. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024 In the minds of this aspirational class of around 430 million people, many of whom have connections to diasporic communities in the West, the Middle East, and elsewhere in Asia, India is meant for bigger things than its immediate neighborhood. Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2024 That condition can lead to microbes, food, and toxins seeping out of the intestines, potentially causing problems elsewhere in the body. Linda Carroll, TIME, 22 July 2024 When riots broke out in Washington and elsewhere in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., there was massive rioting, but the anger was against property. Llewellyn King, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for elsewhere 

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English elleswher, going back to Old English elles hwær — more at else entry 1, where entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of elsewhere was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Elsewhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elsewhere. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

elsewhere

adverb
else·​where ˈels-ˌ(h)we(ə)r How to pronounce elsewhere (audio)
-ˌ(h)wa(ə)r
: in or to another place
took my business elsewhere
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