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otherwise en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Other than supposed; different.
    • Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise.
    • He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

Translations (13)

ca al contrari (other than supposed) · pt contrário (other than supposed) · fr bien différent (other than supposed) · bg друг (other than supposed) · sk iný (other than supposed) · bg различен (other than supposed) · is annars vegar (other than supposed) · gd a chaochladh (other than supposed) · is á annan veg (other than supposed) · fr tout autre (other than supposed) · fi toisin (other than supposed) · pt em contrário (other than supposed) · cmn 矛盾的 (other than supposed)

otherwise en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Differently, in another way.
    • Do you want the newest items put up top, or do you want it done otherwise?
    • Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly
    • It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute any copies.
    • You may have a point, but I think otherwise.
    • If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, euen the wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godlinesse: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 6:3:
    • Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […] 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter iii
    • Could I do otherwise than smile?
    • Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise. 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
  2. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In different circumstances; or else.
    • They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
    • You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
    • Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered,[…]. 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
    • No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46:
    • I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
  3. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
    • Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland. 2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport:
    • Looking back at more than four years spent going to college I can now positively say that the most meaninful thing I accomplished (the only meaningful thing I accomplished!) was establishing a gay liberation group on campus. Otherwise my college education was almost useless. 1977 December 10, Mark N. Silber, “Gays On Campus — One Story”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 23, page 9:
    • There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.
    • He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

Antonyms

by no means · not at all · nohow · thuswise · in no way · likewise

Deriveds

otherwise engaged · until proven otherwise · otherwiseness

Synonyms

elsewise · contrastingly · contrarily · elsewise · elsewise

Translations (239)

gl agás (under different circumstances) · sk inak (under different circumstances) · nrf autrément (under different circumstances) · nb for øvrig (in all other respects) · bsh nā́ bo (differently, in another way) · ru ина́че (under different circumstances) · mi pēnei (in all other respects) · sh inače (in all other respects) · grc ἄλλως (differently, in another way) · sa अन्यथा (differently, in another way) · nl anderszins (differently, in another way) · bo དེ་མིན (under different circumstances) · fi muuten (in all other respects) · da ellers (in all other respects) · nl anders (differently, in another way) · txb āläm (differently, in another way) · is ella (under different circumstances) · lki ئەنی (under different circumstances) · ar خِلَافَ (differently, in another way) · hu máshogyan (differently, in another way) · tr aksi (differently, in another way) · fr ou bien (differently, in another way) · bg и́наче (differently, in another way) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (differently, in another way) · fi toisin (differently, in another way) · ta மற்றப்படி (in all other respects) · ja そうではないと (differently, in another way) · hi नहीं तो (differently, in another way) · fi muuten (under different circumstances) · ca altrament (differently, in another way) · pt no mais (in all other respects) · af anders (under different circumstances) · fr autrement (differently, in another way) · ka წინააღმდეგ შემთხვევაში (under different circumstances) · ja その他は (in all other respects) · ta வேறு மாதிரி (differently, in another way) · sh suprotno (differently, in another way) · nl afgezien van (in all other respects) · nrf autrément (differently, in another way) · bo གཞན་དུ (under different circumstances) · es por lo demás (in all other respects) · de ansonsten (under different circumstances) · gl aliás (differently, in another way) · eo aliokaze (under different circumstances) · fr pour le reste (in all other respects) · he אַחֶרֶת (differently, in another way) · sl razen tega (in all other respects) · sl drugače (differently, in another way) · gd a chaochladh (under different circumstances) · hsb hinak (differently, in another way) · ru и́наче (differently, in another way) · fr ni non plus (differently, in another way) · sh u suprotnom (under different circumstances) · pl inaczej (differently, in another way) · el ειδάλλως (under different circumstances) · cs jinak (differently, in another way) · hu különben (under different circumstances) · sh другачије (differently, in another way) · pt fora isso (in all other respects) · ka სხვა მხრივ (in all other respects) · ta மற்றும்படி (in all other respects) · fr sinon (under different circumstances) · hu eltérően (differently, in another way) · ka სხვანაირად (differently, in another way) · am ያለዚያ (under different circumstances) · sh inače (under different circumstances) · mr अन्यथा (differently, in another way) · fr différemment (differently, in another way) · bo གཞན་ཡང (under different circumstances) · ca si no (under different circumstances) · fi muutoin (in all other respects) · is á annan veg (differently, in another way) · cmn 反之 (differently, in another way) · hu különbözőképpen (differently, in another way) · vi bằng không (under different circumstances) · kk әйтпесе (under different circumstances) · fr ou alors (differently, in another way) · es fuera de eso (in all other respects) · sh супротно (differently, in another way) · ka თუ არადა (under different circumstances) · hu más módon (differently, in another way) · hi वरना (in all other respects) · hu máskülönben (under different circumstances) · hu különben (in all other respects) · el αλλιώς (differently, in another way) · tr yoksa (under different circumstances) · ru и́наче (under different circumstances) · it per altri aspetti (in all other respects) · nn elles (in all other respects) · is annars vegar (differently, in another way) · yi אַנדערש (differently, in another way) · de sonst (in all other respects) · be іна́кш (differently, in another way) · it differentemente (differently, in another way) · pl inaczej (under different circumstances) · ca d'una altra manera (differently, in another way) · is ellegar (under different circumstances) · es otramente (in all other respects) · gl erga (under different circumstances) · pt senão (under different circumstances) · hi अन्यथा (differently, in another way) · de andernfalls (under different circumstances) · es de otra manera (differently, in another way) · grc εἰ δὲ μή (differently, in another way) · sk inakšie (differently, in another way) · da ellers (under different circumstances) · cmn 否則 /否则 (under different circumstances) · ka სხვარიგად (differently, in another way) · pt diferentemente (differently, in another way) · ia alteremente (in all other respects) · it altrimenti (differently, in another way) · ar عَكْسَ ذَلِك (differently, in another way) · ro altfel (differently, in another way) · fa وگرنه (in all other respects) · hu amúgy (in all other respects) · mr नाहीतर (differently, in another way) · ckb ئەنا (under different circumstances) · nl behalve (in all other respects) · sv annars (in all other respects) · ckb دەنا (under different circumstances) · et teisiti (differently, in another way) · ru впро́чем (in all other respects) · eu bestela (under different circumstances) · eo alikaze (under different circumstances) · la aliter (differently, in another way) · fa والا (in all other respects) · cmn 除此以外 (in all other respects) · es otramente (under different circumstances) · eu beste modu batez (differently, in another way) · da anderledes (differently, in another way) · ka სხვამხრივ (in all other respects) · bo དེ་འདྲ་མ་བྱས་ན (under different circumstances) · is annars (under different circumstances) · cs jinak (under different circumstances) · sl sicer (in all other respects) · la aliter (under different circumstances) · sh и̏на̄че (differently, in another way) · he אַחֶרֶת (under different circumstances) · ur وگرنہ (in all other respects) · as নহ’লে (under different circumstances) · uk в і́ншому ви́падку (under different circumstances) · ja 他の点では (in all other respects) · izh muites (under different circumstances) · cs jinak (in all other respects) · ur ورنہ (in all other respects) · is að öðrum kosti (under different circumstances) · it a parte ciò (in all other respects) · sk inak (in all other respects) · hu másképpen (differently, in another way) · pdt sonst (nds) (under different circumstances) · ru ина́че (differently, in another way) · la cēterum (in all other respects) · hu másként (differently, in another way) · sl sicer (under different circumstances) · ckb ئەگینا (under different circumstances) · la alioqui (differently, in another way) · sk inak (differently, in another way) · es aparte de esto (in all other respects) · is á annan hátt (differently, in another way) · ar وَإِلَّا (under different circumstances) · gl senón (under different circumstances) · de anders (differently, in another way) · it altrimenti (under different circumstances) · gd a chaochladh (differently, in another way) · ar خِلَافَ ذَلِك (differently, in another way) · bo དེ་ལས་གཞན་དུ (under different circumstances) · de ansonsten (in all other respects) · cy fel arall (differently, in another way) · fa وگرنه (under different circumstances) · hu másképp (differently, in another way) · bo གཞན་ན (under different circumstances) · it tuttavia (in all other respects) · ca d'altra banda (in all other respects) · cmn 除此之外 (in all other respects) · ja その他に (differently, in another way) · ro altfel (under different circumstances) · it in altre circostanze (under different circumstances) · nn elles (under different circumstances) · ca altrament (under different circumstances) · nn annleis (differently, in another way) · nl anders (under different circumstances) · ur ورنہ (under different circumstances) · es por otra parte (in all other respects) · is öðruvísi (differently, in another way) · nb annerledes (differently, in another way) · fr à part ça (in all other respects) · pt diferente (differently, in another way) · sv annars (under different circumstances) · grc εἰ δὲ μή γε (differently, in another way) · fr sinon (in all other respects) · pt de outra forma/maneira (differently, in another way) · pt de outro jeito/modo (differently, in another way) · dsb hynak (differently, in another way) · sh ȉnāče (differently, in another way) · fa دگرسان (differently, in another way) · hu egyébként (under different circumstances) · hi वरना (under different circumstances) · nb ellers (in all other respects) · es otramente (differently, in another way) · ar عَكْس ذٰلِك (in all other respects) · nb ellers (under different circumstances) · gl doutro xeito (differently, in another way) · fr autrement (under different circumstances) · ka განსხვავებულად (differently, in another way) · uk іна́кше (differently, in another way) · eu gainerakoan (in all other respects) · lt o šiaip (in all other respects) · uk втім (in all other respects) · ka თორემ (under different circumstances) · nl zo niet (under different circumstances) · ka სხვაგვარად (differently, in another way) · sv annorlunda (differently, in another way) · hu egyébként (in all other respects) · sv i annat fall (under different circumstances) · is að öðru leyti (in all other respects) · ru в други́х отноше́ниях (in all other respects) · pl poza tym (in all other respects) · de sonst (under different circumstances) · hu ettől eltekintve (in all other respects) · gd a chaochladh (in all other respects) · ja その他 (differently, in another way) · sv i övrigt (in all other respects) · gl outramente (differently, in another way) · eo alimaniere (differently, in another way) · hu máshogy (differently, in another way) · fi muutoin (under different circumstances) · is endranær (under different circumstances) · ja 違う様に (differently, in another way) · es de lo contrario (under different circumstances) · bg ина́че (differently, in another way) · ca en cas contrari (under different circumstances) · ta இல்லையென்றால் (under different circumstances) · ja 然も無くば (under different circumstances) · fr sans quoi (under different circumstances) · pl w przeciwnym razie (under different circumstances) · hu máskülönben (in all other respects) · is annars (in all other respects) · fa در غیر این صورت (in all other respects) · sh drugačije (differently, in another way)