Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Differently, in another way.

    Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly

    You may have a point, but I think otherwise.

    anders

    ина́чеináče, и́начеínače

    іна́кшеinákše

    in another and different manner

  2. (conjunctive, not comparable)In different circumstances; or else.

    I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.

    You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.

    ansonsten, sonst, andernfalls

    ина́чеináče, и́начеínače

    в і́ншому ви́падкуv ínšomu výpadku

  3. (conjunctive, not comparable)In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.

    He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

    There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.

    ansonsten, sonst

    впро́чемvpróčem, в други́х отноше́нияхv drugíx otnošénijax

    втімvtim

    in other respects or ways

Examples

373 sentences
  1. Hurry up, otherwise you'll be late for lunch.

    Поквапся, інакше запізнишся на обід.

    ruТоропитесь, иначе вы опоздаете на обед.

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  2. I think otherwise.

    Я думаю інакше.

    ruЯ думаю иначе.

    deIch denke anders.

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  3. I thought otherwise.

    Я інакше думав.

    ruЯ думал иначе.

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  4. I can't think otherwise.

    По-іншому я не можу думати.

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  5. Tom thought otherwise.

    Том вважав інакше.

    ruТом думал иначе.

    deTom war anderer Meinung.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
differently, in another way:
under different circumstances:
in all other respects:
Русский
By meaning 2
differently, in another way:
in all other respects:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
differently, in another way:
under different circumstances:

Origin

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).

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