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- \ˈel(t)s\
- /els/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈel(t)s\
Definitions of else word
- adjective else thing other than 1
- adjective else in addition to 1
- adverb else otherwise 1
- adverb else threat 1
- adjective else You use else after words such as 'anywhere', 'someone', and 'what', to refer in a vague way to another person, place, or thing. 0
- adjective else Else is also an adverb. 0
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Parts of speech for Else
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
else popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for else
preposition else
- another — Another thing or person means an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists.
conjunction else
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- or else — other than the persons or things mentioned or implied: What else could I have done?
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- or — a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive.
adjective else
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- other — additional or further: he and one other person.
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- in addition — also, as well
adverb else
- as well — You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- differently — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
Top questions with else
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