otherwise


Definition: Meaning of, otherwise in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʌðəwʌɪz /

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  1. [sentence adverb] used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done
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  2. [sentence adverb] used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened
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  3. say/think/decide etc otherwise to say, think, or decide something different
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  4. except for what has just been mentioned
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  5. or otherwise especially British English used to refer to the opposite of what has just been mentioned
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  6. otherwise engaged formal busy doing something else
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  7. otherwise known as also called
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  8. formal in a different way
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  9. it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise? formal used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is
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