Meaning

1 senses
  1. (conjunctive, idiomatic)Stated or interpreted another way; phrased differently Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

    He has another appointment on Thursday. In other words, I don't think he'll be attending your gathering.

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    други́ми слова́миdrugími slovámi, ина́че говоря́ináče govorjá, ины́ми слова́миinými slovámi

    і́ншими слова́миínšymy slovámy, іна́кше ка́жучиinákše kážučy

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
stated or interpreted another way:
Русский
By meaning 1
stated or interpreted another way:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stated or interpreted another way:

Origin

Compare various calques such as Spanish en otras palabras, Portuguese em outras palavras,

Compare various calques such as Spanish en otras palabras, Portuguese em outras palavras, French en d'autres termes and Italian in altre parole.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
introducing an explanation etc:to put it another way
that is to sayi.e.put differently

Word family

1 related words
Relatedparaphrase

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
in other words — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto