Definitions for otherwise
ˈʌð ərˌwaɪzoth·er·wise

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. otherwise(adverb)

   other than as supposed or expected

   "the outcome was otherwise"

2. otherwise(adverb)

   in other respects or ways

   "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"

3. differently, otherwise, other than(adverb)

   in another and different manner

   "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape";

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. otherwise(Adverb)

   Differently, in another way.

   You may be right, but I think otherwise.

2. otherwise(Adverb)

   In different circumstances; or else.

3. otherwise(Adverb)

   In all other respects.

   He prayed to Neptune every day. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

4. otherwise(Adjective)

   Other than supposed, different.

   He said he didn't do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'otherwise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1233

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'otherwise' in Written Corpus Frequency: #909

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'otherwise' in Adverbs Frequency: #115

How to pronounce otherwise?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say otherwise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of otherwise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of otherwise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of otherwise in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Russell:

   When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others. It is much more nearly certain that we are assembled here tonight than it is that this or that political party is in the right. Certainly there are degrees of certainty, and one should be very careful to emphasize that fact, because otherwise one is landed in an utter skepticism, and complete skepticism would, of course, be totally barren and completely useless.

2. Julia Monk:

   If Caitlin McDonough assume a trait like SSB is a new development and has high costs, its going to be really hard to understand how it could become more and more common from those low initial frequencies, it would have to have really large fitness benefits, or be otherwise impervious to natural selection, for that outcome to be probable.

3. Sarah Lovenheim:

   We're far along in the process of talks and still negotiating, for anyone to suggest otherwise would be inaccurate.

4. George W. Bush, Gov. of Texas, state leading in executions:

   States should have the right to enact... laws...particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.

5. John Mayer:

   If you are someone who cares about your image... dating John Mayer at this point is conceptually just sort of a no-no, so it's really fun to get to hang out with your friends, your A-list star friends, who otherwise would be highly uncomfortable sitting around me.

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