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Webster 1913 Edition
Else
Else
,Adj.
& pron.
[OE. & AS.
elles
otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other
; akin to OHG. elles
otherwise, OSw. äljes
, Sw. eljest
, Goth. aljis
, adj., other, L. alius
, Gr. [GREEK]. Cf. Alias
, Alien
.] Other; one or something beside;
“Bastards and else.” as, Who
else
is coming? What else
shall I give? Do you expect anything else
? Shak.
☞ This word always follows its noun. It is usual to give the possessive form to else rather than to the substantive; as, somebody else’s; no one else's. “A boy who is fond of somebody else's pencil case.”
G. Eliot.
“A suit of clothes like everybody else's.” Thackeray.
Else
,adv.
& conj.
1.
Besides; except that mentioned; in addition;
as, nowhere
else
; no one else
.2.
Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different.
For thou desirest not sacrifice;
else
would I give it. Ps. li. 16.
☞ After ‘or', else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. “Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I?”
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Else
ELSE
,Adj.
Other; one or something beside. Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect any thing else? [This word, if considered to be an adjective or pronoun, never precedes its noun,but always follows it.
ELSE
,adv.
els.
1.
Beside; except that mentioned; as, no where else.Definition 2024
Else
Else
Danish
Proper noun
Else
- A female given name.
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 911 females with the given name Else have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
else
else
English
Adjective
else (not comparable)
- Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
- Can anyone else (=any other person) help me?
- What else (=what other thing) is there?
Usage notes
- This adjective usually follows an indefinite or interrogative pronoun, as in the examples above. In other cases, the adjective other is typically used.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective else
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Translations
other
Adverb
else (not comparable)
- Otherwise, if not.
- How else (=in what other way) can it be done?
- I'm busy Friday; when else (=what other time) works for you?
Usage notes
- (otherwise): This word frequently follows interrogative adverbs, such as how, why, and when, as well as the derived however, why ever, and whenever.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to
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statement in computing that indicates the result of a conditional statement (if) evaluating as false
Conjunction
else
- For otherwise; or else.
- Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.
- (computing, in many programming languages and pseudocode) but if the condition of the previous if clause is false, do the following.
- if (edits.Count == 0) { NoEditsLabel.Visible = true; }
- else { EditHistory.Show(edits); }
Translations
word that implies the would be consequence of the preceding event not happening