What is the difference between elsewhere and else?
elsewhere | else | Derived terms |
In or at some other place or places; away.
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To some other place.
A place other than here; somewhere else.
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Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
Otherwise, if not.
For otherwise; or else.
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Else is a derived term of elsewhere.
As adverbs the difference between elsewhere and else
is that elsewhere is in or at some other place or places; away while else is otherwise, if not.As a noun elsewhere
is a place other than here; somewhere else.As an adjective else is
other; in addition to previously mentioned items.As a conjunction else is
for otherwise; or else.elsewhere
English
Adverb
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- These particular trees are not to be found elsewhere .
- If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere .
Noun
(en noun)- We are back on the Ligurian coast, from which vertigos push human beings toward all kinds of elsewheres .
References
* *else
English
Adjective
(-)- Can anyone else (=any other person) help me?
- What else (=what other thing) is there?
Usage notes
* This adjective usually follows an indefinite or interrogative pronoun, as in the examples above. In other cases, the adjective (other) is typically used.Derived terms
* anybody else * anyone else * anyplace else * anything else * anywhere else * elsewhere * elsewhither * everybody else * everyone else * everyplace else * everything else * everwhere else * nobody else * no one else * no place else * nothing else * nowhere else * something else * somewhere else * what else is newAdverb
(-)- How else (=in what other way) can it be done?
- I'm busy Friday; when else (=what other time) works for you?
Usage notes
* (otherwise) This word frequently follows interrogative adverbs, such as (how), (why), and (when), as well as the derived (however), (why ever), and (whenever).Synonyms
* otherwiseDerived terms
* or elseConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Then the Wronskian of ''f'' and ''g'' must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.
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