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1. (adj.) else
other than those or that mentioned:
What else could I do?
2. else
in addition to those mentioned:
Who else was there?
3. else
other (used in the possessive following an indefinite pronoun):
someone else's money.
4. (adv.) else
if not (usu. prec. by or):
It's a macaw, or else I don't know birds.
5. else
otherwise:
How else could I have acted?
6. else
at another place or time:
Where else should I look?
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1. (adverb) else
indicates sb or sth in addition to the ones mentioned
We'll have to have sandwiches - there's nothing else to eat.; Where else would you like to go?; Everyone else had gone home.
2. else
indicates sb or sth different
If he can't do it, someone else will have to.
3. else
or else
indicates a second possibility
Either we drive, or else we take the train.
4. else
emphasizes there will be a bad consequence
Tell her what you said, or else I will.
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| Definition of 'else' |
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1. else
other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?
2. else
besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else
3. else
otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different
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Sense: besides; other than that already mentioned
What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.
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Afrikaans: anders |
Arabic: أيْضا، آخَر |
Bulgarian: друг |
Brazilian: outro |
German: andere (-r/-s) |
Danish: anden; andet; ellers |
Greek: άλλος, αλλού, αλλιώς |
Spanish: más, otro |
Estonian: veel, muu, teine |
Farsi: دیگر |
Finnish: muu |
French: (d')autre, de plus |
Hebrew: אָחֶר |
Hindi: अन्य |
Croatian: drugi |
Hungarian: más, egyéb |
Indonesian: selain itu |
Icelandic: annar;öðru vísi; annars |
Italian: altro, di più |
Japanese: そのほかに |
Korean: 그 밖의 |
Lithuanian: dar |
Latvian: vēl; bez tam; cits |
Malay: lain |
Dutch: anders |
Norwegian: ellers, annen, annet, mer |
Polish: jeszcze, poza tym |
Persian: دیگر |
Pashto: بل،نور |
Portuguese: outro |
Romanian: altceva; alt |
Russian: кроме; ещё |
Slovak: iný; inde |
Slovenian: drugi;še |
Serbian: drugi |
Swedish: annars, mer, annan, annat |
Thai: นอกจากนี้ |
Turkish: başka, ...-dan başka |
Taiwanese: 其他的,別的,另外的 |
Ukrainian: ще |
Urdu: مزید ، علاوہ |
Vietnamese: thêm vào hoặc ngoài (cái |
Chinese: 其他的,别的,另外的 |
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