What does OTHERWISE mean?
Definitions for OTHERWISE
ˈʌð ərˌwaɪzoth·er·wise
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word OTHERWISE.
Princeton's WordNet
otherwiseadverb
other than as supposed or expected
"the outcome was otherwise"
otherwiseadverb
in other respects or ways
"he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
differently, otherwise, other thanadverb
in another and different manner
"very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape";
Wiktionary
otherwiseadverb
Differently, in another way.
You may be right, but I think otherwise.
otherwiseadverb
In different circumstances; or else.
otherwiseadverb
In all other respects.
He prayed to Neptune every day. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
otherwiseadjective
Other than supposed, different.
He said he didn't do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Otherwiseadverb
Etymology: other and wise.
They only plead, that whatsoever God revealeth, as necessary for all Christian men to do and believe, the same we ought to embrace, whether we have received it by writing or otherwise, which no man denieth. Richard Hooker, b. i.
The whole church hath not tied the parts unto one and the same thing, they being therein left each to their own choice, may either do as others do, or else otherwise, without any breach of duty at all. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 13.
In these good things, what all others should practise, we should scarce know to practise otherwise. Thomas Sprat.
Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But heaven thought otherwise. Joseph Addison, Cato.Sir John Norris failed in the attempts of Lisborn, and returned with the loss, by sickness and otherwise, of eight thousand men. Walter Raleigh.
It is said truly, that the best men otherwise, are not always the best in regard of society. Richard Hooker, b. i.
Men seldom consider God any otherwise than in relation to themselves, and therefore want some extraordinary benefits to excite their attention and engage their love. John Rogers.
ChatGPT
otherwise
Otherwise is an adverb or conjunction that means "in circumstances different from those mentioned," "if not," or "or else." It is used to express an alternative or opposite condition or possibility.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OTHERWISE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1233
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OTHERWISE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #909
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'OTHERWISE' in Adverbs Frequency: #115
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of OTHERWISE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of OTHERWISE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of OTHERWISE in a Sentence
Any new project has to have some kind of step-change technology, otherwise it does seem super-risky to build a 30-year project based on technology that was piloted 10 years ago.
It's a great idea to regulate the prices in some sort of way, otherwise, it's just making the pharmaceutical companies really rich.
We see our successes in our own children so when we allow them to fail, that also kind of reflects on us ... and so it's uncomfortable but we need to get there because otherwise we're going to have these helpless kids who either feel incredibly entitled and who would want that, or helpless, they don't know how to do things for themselves.
Our argument is that they strengthen feelings of control and confidence that may otherwise be lacking.
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel:
We would get in touch with the plaintiffs who otherwise would have accepted a pittance for a settlement, and they were obviously quite happy to have this sort of support, in a way very similar how a plaintiff’s lawyer on contingency would do it.
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- عكس ذلكArabic
- altramentCatalan, Valencian
- jinakCzech
- andernfalls, ansonsten, sonst, andersGerman
- αλλιώςGreek
- aliokaze, alimaniere, alikazeEsperanto
- fuera de eso, si no, por otra parte, por lo demás, de lo contrario, aparte de esto, de otra maneraSpanish
- در غیر این صورتPersian
- muutoin, muuten, toisinFinnish
- pour le reste, autrement, sinonFrench
- a chaochladhScottish Gaelic
- नहीं तोHindi
- The translation of "otherwise" to Hungarian is "különben."Hungarian
- alterementeInterlingua
- in altre circostanze, differentemente, a parte ciò, per altri aspettiItalian
- その他, さもなくば, 他の点ではJapanese
- ئهگیناKurdish
- anders, anderszinsDutch
- poza tym, inaczejPolish
- em contrário, [[de]] [[outro]] [[jeito]]/[[modo]], [[fora]] [[isso]], senão, contrário, diferentemente, no mais, diferente, [[de]] [[outra]] [[forma]]/[[maneira]]Portuguese
- в прочем, в противном случае, в других отношениях, иначеRussian
- suprotnoSerbo-Croatian
- annorlunda, annars, i annat fall, i övrigtSwedish
- aksi takdirdeTurkish
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