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otherwise
[ uhth-er-wahyz ]
adverb
- under other circumstances:
Otherwise they may get broken.
- in another manner; differently:
Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise.
- in other respects:
an otherwise happy life.
conjunction
- or else; if not:
Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
adjective
- other or different; of another nature or kind:
We hoped his behavior would be otherwise.
- in other or different circumstances:
An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore.
otherwise
/ ˈʌðəˌɲɪ /
sentence connector
- or else; if not, then
go home — otherwise your mother will worry
adverb
- differently
I wouldn't have thought otherwise
- in other respects
an otherwise hopeless situation
adjective
- predicative of an unexpected nature; different
the facts are otherwise
pronoun
- something different in outcome
success or otherwise
Usage
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Example Sentences
I have written Ipswich off plenty of times this season and said they are already down but they simply have to win this game otherwise they really can forget any hope of staying up.
Aside from economic losses, he says there is a risk that US consumers will turn to imitations, capturing market share that would otherwise go to authentic Italian products.
Trump's move also risks escalating a trade war with other countries and alienating allies that America has otherwise tried to strengthen ties with.
State Farm Chief Financial Officer Mark Schwamberger said during the meeting that should the insurer not get the rate hike, it “may have to take actions that we otherwise don’t want to do.”
For Delta, the luxury offerings are a high-margin business, catering to wealthy individuals including athletes, celebrities and executives who might otherwise take a privately charted flight.
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