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or else
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Princeton's WordNet
alternatively, instead, or elseadverb
in place of, or as an alternative to
"Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
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or else
"Or else" is a phrase often used in conditional statements to express a consequence or indicate a threat of something negative happening if a certain action is not undertaken. It typically implies a warning or potential negative outcome.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of or else in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of or else in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of or else in a Sentence
Looking for a gem, we are sometimes dumb enough to try to hold on to a lump of coal, convinced that it will turn into a diamond in our lifetime... but all it does it get sh*t all over you until you burn it and use the energy for something else.
We have more money than anybody else by far, we'll build it up until they come to their senses. When they do, then we'll all be smart, and we'll all stop. And by the way not only stop, we'll reduce, which I would love to do. But right now, they( Russia) have not adhered to the agreement.
I think the overriding consideration that everybody seems to be missing is that I have put $2 billion worth of assets in front of the Karnataka high court which is more than sufficient to repay the banks and indeed everybody else, so the question of attaching assets either in the UK or whatever should not arise.
All too often, improving a driver's commute comes at the expense of everyone else paying for the road.
We didn't get here overnight. This has really been one mishap after another, the single factor that really differentiates us from everybody else is denialism that has pervaded our entire approach.
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- وإلا, بطريقة أخرىArabic
- andernfalls, sonst, andersGerman
- o verásSpanish
- vastasel juhul, või muiduEstonian
- وگرنهPersian
- sinonFrench
- annarsIcelandic
- さもないと, 或いは, もしくは, そうでなければJapanese
- თორემ, თუარადაGeorgian
- of andersDutch
- hvis ikke, ellersNorwegian
- caso contrário, senãoPortuguese
- а то, в противном случае, а не то, иначеRussian
- annars så..., annarsSwedish
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