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. — deniko

    ruТоропитесь, иначе вы опоздаете на обед. — stariy

  2. I think otherwise.

    Я думаю інакше. — Anjy

    ruЯ думаю иначе. — shanghainese

    deIch denke anders. — MUIRIEL

  3. I thought otherwise.

    Я інакше думав. — deniko

    ruЯ думал иначе. — marafon

  4. I can't think otherwise.

    По-іншому я не можу думати. — aandrusiak

  5. Tom thought otherwise.

    Том вважав інакше. — deniko

    ruТом думал иначе. — marafon

    deTom war anderer Meinung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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