Else /ɛls/

The meaning and definition of Else, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective

(used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
“The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?”

adverb

(follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.
“How else (=in what other way) can it be done?”

conjunction

For otherwise; or else.
“Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.”

Synonyms otherwise

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