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or else
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Princeton's WordNet
alternatively, instead, or elseadverb
in place of, or as an alternative to
"Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
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or else
"Or else" is a phrase often used in conditional statements to express a consequence or indicate a threat of something negative happening if a certain action is not undertaken. It typically implies a warning or potential negative outcome.
Anagrams for or else »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of or else in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of or else in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of or else in a Sentence
Where else can you walk on a nuclear test bed and an atomic bomb crater site?
I wish we had died with everyone else so we don’t go through this, we survived only to live this misery and agony.
You need to be happy with yourself before you commit to somebody else for happiness
The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.
I want us to be able when we walk out this door to say we couldn't think of anything else that we didn't try to do, that we didn't shy away from a challenge because it was hard. That we weren't timid or got tired or somehow thinking about the next thing because there is no next thing.
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- وإلا, بطريقة أخرىArabic
- andernfalls, sonst, andersGerman
- o verásSpanish
- vastasel juhul, või muiduEstonian
- وگرنهPersian
- sinonFrench
- annarsIcelandic
- さもないと, 或いは, もしくは, そうでなければJapanese
- თორემ, თუარადაGeorgian
- of andersDutch
- hvis ikke, ellersNorwegian
- caso contrário, senãoPortuguese
- а то, в противном случае, а не то, иначеRussian
- annars så..., annarsSwedish
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