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ALL meanings of otherwise

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  • noun otherwise or else 1
  • adjective otherwise different 1
  • adverb otherwise under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken. 1
  • adverb otherwise in another manner; differently: Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise. 1
  • adverb otherwise in other respects: an otherwise happy life. 1
  • adjective otherwise other or different; of another nature or kind: We hoped his behavior would be otherwise. 1
  • adjective otherwise in other or different circumstances: An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore. 1
  • noun otherwise In a different state or situation. 1
  • adverb otherwise You use otherwise after stating a situation or fact, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if this situation or fact was not the case. 0
  • adverb otherwise You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality. 0
  • adverb otherwise You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement. 0
  • adverb otherwise You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned. 0
  • sentence connector otherwise or else; if not, then 0
  • adverb otherwise differently 0
  • adverb otherwise in other respects 0
  • adjective otherwise of an unexpected nature; different 0
  • pronoun otherwise something different in outcome 0
  • adverb otherwise in another manner; differently 0
  • adverb otherwise in all other points or respects 0
  • adverb otherwise in other circumstances 0
  • adverb otherwise if not 0
  • adjective otherwise in another condition; different 0
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