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otherwise

[ uhth-er-wahyz ]

adverb

  1. under other circumstances:

    Otherwise they may get broken.

  2. in another manner; differently:

    Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise.

  3. in other respects:

    an otherwise happy life.



conjunction

  1. or else; if not:

    Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.

adjective

  1. other or different; of another nature or kind:

    We hoped his behavior would be otherwise.

  2. in other or different circumstances:

    An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore.

otherwise

/ ˈʌðəˌɲɪ /

sentence connector

  1. or else; if not, then

    go home — otherwise your mother will worry

“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

adverb

  1. differently

    I wouldn't have thought otherwise

  2. in other respects

    an otherwise hopeless situation

“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

adjective

  1. predicative of an unexpected nature; different

    the facts are otherwise

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pronoun

  1. something different in outcome

    success or otherwise

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Usage

The expression otherwise than means in any other way than and should not be followed by an adjective: no-one taught by this method can be other than (not otherwise than ) successful; you are not allowed to use the building otherwise than as a private dwelling
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of otherwise1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English (on) ōthre wīsan “(in) another manner”; equivalent to other + -wise
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of otherwise1

C14: from Old English on ōthre wīsan in other manner
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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.

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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.

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Trump's move also risks escalating a trade war with other countries and alienating allies that America has otherwise tried to strengthen ties with.

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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.”

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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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