Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Other than supposed; different.

    He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

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    other than as supposed or expected

Examples

373 sentences

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

    Поквапся, інакше запізнишся на обід. — deniko

    ruТоропитесь, иначе вы опоздаете на обед. — stariy

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  2. I think otherwise.

    Я думаю інакше. — Anjy

    ruЯ думаю иначе. — shanghainese

    deIch denke anders. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I thought otherwise.

    Я інакше думав. — deniko

    ruЯ думал иначе. — marafon

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  4. I can't think otherwise.

    По-іншому я не можу думати. — aandrusiak

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  5. Tom thought otherwise.

    Том вважав інакше. — deniko

    ruТом думал иначе. — marafon

    deTom war anderer Meinung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

2 languages

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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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
otherA1otterC1ottomanouch

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