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Definitions for Else

[1] other than the persons or things mentioned or implied: What else could I have done?
[2] in addition to the persons or things mentioned or implied: Who else was there?
[3] other or in addition (used in the possessive following an indefinite pronoun): someone else's money.
[4] if not (usually preceded by or ): It's a macaw, or else I don't know birds.
[5] in some other way; otherwise: How else could I have acted?
[6] at some other place or time: Where else might I find this book?
[7] or else , or suffer the consequences: Do what I say, or else.
[8] in addition; more there is nobody else here
[9] other; different where else could he be?
[10] or else if not, then go away or else I won't finish my work today or something terrible will result: used as a threat sit down, or else!

Words related to Else

additional, extra, more, other

Words nearby Else

els, elsa, elsan, elsass, elsass-lothringen, else, elsene, elsevier, elsewhere, elsewhither, elsie

Origin of Else

before 1000; Middle English, Old English elles (cognate with Old High German elles ), equivalent to ell- other (cognate with Gothic aljis, Latin alius, Old Irish aile Greek állos, Armenian ayl other; cf. eldritch) + -es -s1

Word origin for Else

Old English elles, genitive of el- strange, foreign; related to Old High German eli- other, Gothic alja, Latin alius, Greek allos

Synonyms for Else

additional, extra, in addition, more, other