else

[ els ]

/ ɛls /

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adjective

other than the persons or things mentioned or implied: What else could I have done?

in addition to the persons or things mentioned or implied: Who else was there?

other or in addition (used in the possessive following an indefinite pronoun): someone else's money.

adverb

if not (usually preceded by or): It's a macaw, or else I don't know birds.

in some other way; otherwise: How else could I have acted?

at some other place or time: Where else might I find this book?

Idioms for else

or else, or suffer the consequences: Do what I say, or else.

Origin of else

before 1000; Middle English, Old English elles (cognate with Old High German elles), equivalent to ell- other (cognate with Gothic aljis,Latin alius,Old Irish aileGreek állos, Armenian ayl other; cf. eldritch) + -es -s1

grammar notes for else

The possessive forms of somebody else, everybody else, etc., are somebody else's, everybody else's, the forms somebody's else, everybody's else being considered nonstandard in present-day English. One exception is the possessive for who else, which is occasionally formed as whose else when a noun does not immediately follow: Is this book yours? Whose else could it be? No, it's somebody else's.

Words nearby else

Elsa, El Salvador, Elsan, Elsass, Elsass-Lothringen, else, El Segundo, Elsene, elsewhere, elsewhither, Elsie

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British Dictionary definitions for else

else

/ (ɛls) /

determiner (postpositive; used after an indefinite pronoun or an interrogative)

in addition; morethere is nobody else here

other; differentwhere else could he be?

adverb

or else

if not, thengo away or else I won't finish my work today
or something terrible will result: used as a threatsit down, or else!

Word Origin for else

Old English elles, genitive of el- strange, foreign; related to Old High German eli- other, Gothic alja, Latin alius, Greek allos

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Idioms and Phrases with else

else

see in someone's (else's) shoes; or else; something else; something else again.

单词	else
释义	else [ els ] / ɛls / SEE SYNONYMS FOR else ON THESAURUS.COM adjective other than the persons or things mentioned or implied: What else could I have done? in addition to the persons or things mentioned or implied: Who else was there? other or in addition (used in the possessive following an indefinite pronoun): someone else's money. adverb if not (usually preceded by or): It's a macaw, or else I don't know birds. in some other way; otherwise: How else could I have acted? at some other place or time: Where else might I find this book? Idioms for else or else, or suffer the consequences: Do what I say, or else. Origin of else before 1000; Middle English, Old English elles (cognate with Old High German elles), equivalent to ell- other (cognate with Gothic aljis,Latin alius,Old Irish aileGreek állos, Armenian ayl other; cf. eldritch) + -es -s1 grammar notes for else The possessive forms of somebody else, everybody else, etc., are somebody else's, everybody else's, the forms somebody's else, everybody's else being considered nonstandard in present-day English. One exception is the possessive for who else, which is occasionally formed as whose else when a noun does not immediately follow: Is this book yours? Whose else could it be? No, it's somebody else's. Words nearby else Elsa, El Salvador, Elsan, Elsass, Elsass-Lothringen, else, El Segundo, Elsene, elsewhere, elsewhither, Elsie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for else else / (ɛls) / determiner (postpositive; used after an indefinite pronoun or an interrogative) in addition; morethere is nobody else here other; differentwhere else could he be? adverb or else if not, thengo away or else I won't finish my work today or something terrible will result: used as a threatsit down, or else! Word Origin for else Old English elles, genitive of el- strange, foreign; related to Old High German eli- other, Gothic alja, Latin alius, Greek allos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with else else see in someone's (else's) shoes; or else; something else; something else again. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to else additional, extra, more, other, in addition
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else

adjective

adverb

Idioms for else

Origin of else

grammar notes for else

Words nearby else

British Dictionary definitions for else

determiner (postpositive; used after an indefinite pronoun or an interrogative)

adverb

Word Origin for else

Idioms and Phrases with else

Words related to else