else Meaning & Definition

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  • Us [ els]

Meaning of else In English

  • 0 used after words beginning with any-, every-, no-, and some-, or after how, what, where, who, why, but not which, to mean 'other', 'another', 'different', 'extra':

    • Everybody else has (= all the other people have) agreed except for you.

    • If it doesn't work, try something else (= something different).

    • Let's go before they ask us to visit anyone else (= another person).

    • It's not my bag. It must be someone else's (= it must belong to another person).

    • The book isn't here. Where else (= in what other place) should I look?

    • He came to see you. Why else (= for what other reason) would he come?

    • After I'd thanked them I didn't know what else (= what other things) to say.

  • 1 (after words beginning with any-, every-, no-, and some-, or after how, what, where, who, and why, but not which) other, another, different, additional:

    • If it doesn’t work, try something else (= something different/another way or thing).

    • Let’s go before anyone else (= another/an additional person) arrives.

    • The book isn’t here – where else (= In what other place) should I look?

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Examples of else

  • She arrived before everyone else.

  • Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on earth.

  • I'm not buying the children anything else today - I've spent far too much money already.

  • He looked nervously over his shoulder, making sure no one else was listening.

  • I'm sorry, I don't know - you'll have to ask someone else.

  • Under the "guardianship tradition" we feel compelled to watch over human bodies - our own and everyone else's - and to prevent dismembering.

  • In a sense, committed action is neither about one's own goals, nor about anybody else's goals.

  • Consider the woman who runs into a burning building to save someone else's child.

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Translations of else In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    (用於以 any-,every-,no- 和 some- 開頭的詞後面,或用於 how,what,where,who,why 之後,但不用於 which 之後)其他,另外,別的…

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  • 中文简体

    (用于以 any-,every-,no- 和 some- 开头的词后面,或用于 how,what,where,who,why 之后,但不用于 which 之后)其他,另外,别的…

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  • Español

    más, otro, diferente…

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  • Português

    mais, outro…

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  • 日本語

    そのほかに, 他の人(こと、所)に…

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  • Türk dili

    başka, başka birşey, ayrıca…

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  • Français

    autre, d’autre, (d’)autre…

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  • Catalan

    més, un altre, diferent…

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