Otherwise vs Besides - What's the difference?
otherwise | besides |
(lb) Differently, in another way.
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*2011 , Phil McNulty,
*: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 .
(lb) In different circumstances; or else.
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*: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.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=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.}}
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, title= (lb) In all other respects.
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*2013 , Phil McNulty,
*: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.
Other than supposed; different.
(obsolete) Beside.
In addition, in addition to.
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* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=18 April, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
, title= Other than; except for; instead of.
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(conjunctive) also; in addition
(conjunctive) moreover; furthermore
(conjunctive) otherwise; else
(obsolete) On one side.
In conjunctive terms the difference between otherwise and besides
is that otherwise is in all other respects while besides is otherwise; else.As adverbs the difference between otherwise and besides
is that otherwise is differently, in another way while besides is also; in addition.As an adjective otherwise
is other than supposed; different.As a preposition besides is
beside.otherwise
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Alternative forms
* otherwizeAdverb
(-)Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England
Well-connected Brains, passage=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,
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Usage notes
* "Otherwise" is often used to refer to the negative of something. The something may be a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, or an adverb phrase, or a clause, or even something larger.Synonyms
* (differently) contrarily, contrastingly * (in different circumstances) if not, else (See or else) * (in all other respects) apart from thatAntonyms
* likewiseAdjective
(-)- He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise .
besides
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Preposition
(English prepositions)The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona, passage=n the end, Chelsea's organisation and discipline was rewarded but Di Matteo knows they will have to produce the same - and more besides - in the Nou Camp to confirm a meeting with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final in Munich next month.}}
August 3, 2008] - [[w:Schlock Mercenary, Schlock Mercenary]
- Captain Tagon': Wait. … Ebby, if Schlock goes out make sure he's carrying something '''besides''' those two plasma cannons.
'''Ebinoth''': When you say "' besides ," do you mean "in addition to," or "instead of"? Because one of those is a really hard sell.
Adverb
(-)- (Shakespeare)