Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - otherwise
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Otherwise
otherwise
~ adv 1 sentence adverb a word meaning `if not', often used when there will be a bad result if something does not happen (You'll have to go now, otherwise you'll miss your bus. | They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they'd never have been able to afford to go. | A surveyor's inspection of the building revealed faults that might otherwise have been overlooked. (=if there had not been an inspection)) 2 say/think/decide etc otherwise to say, think etc something different from what has been mentioned (The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.) 3 sentence adverb except for what has just been mentioned (I could hear the distant rumbling of traffic. Otherwise all was still. | He was tired but otherwise in good health.) + adj/adv (a few mistakes in an otherwise excellent piece of work) 4 or otherwise especially BrE or not (We welcome any comments from viewers, favourable or otherwise.) 5 otherwise engaged formal busy doing something else (I was unable to attend the conference because I was otherwise engaged.) 6 otherwise known as also called (Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston strangler) 7 it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise? used to mean that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is (Life in the military is hard - how can it be otherwise?)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. 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. Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise... I’m lucky that I’m interested in school work, otherwise I’d go mad. ADV: ADV with cl 2. 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. The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city. ...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition. ADV: ADV group 3. 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. (WRITTEN) Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor... All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated. ADV: ADV with v 4. You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned. The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives. ADV: ADV before v 5. You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing. It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence... I was feeling really ill, mentally and otherwise. PHRASE: n/adj PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English (on) othre wisan in another manner Date: before 12th century something or anything else ; something to the contrary do very little to enforce competition—and have never intended ~ — Milton Viorst II. adverb Date: 13th century 1. in a different way or manner glossed over or ~ handled — Playboy 2. in different circumstances might ~ have left 3. in other respects an ~ flimsy farce — Current Biography 4. if not do what I tell you, ~ you'll be sorry 5. not — paired with an adjective, adverb, noun, or verb to indicate its contrary or to suggest an indefinite alternative people whose deeds, admirable or ~ — John Fischer almost thirty thousand women, Irish and ~ — J. M. Burns his opinion as to the success or ~ of it — Austral. Dict. of Biography III. adjective Date: 14th century different if conditions were ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adv. & adj. --adv. 1 else; or else; in the circumstances other than those considered etc. (bring your umbrella, otherwise you will get wet). 2 in other respects (he is untidy, but otherwise very suitable). 3 (often foll. by than) in a different way (could not have acted otherwise; cannot react otherwise than angrily). 4 as an alternative (otherwise known as Jack). --adj. 1 (predic.) in a different state (the matter is quite otherwise). 2 archaic that would otherwise exist (their otherwise dullness). Phrases and idioms and (or or) otherwise the negation or opposite (of a specified thing) (the merits or otherwise of the Bill; experiences pleasant and otherwise). Etymology: OE on othre wisan (as OTHER, WISE(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
иначе, иным способом unless otherwise indicated — если не оговорено противное unless otherwise mentioned — если не оговорено противное unless otherwise specified — если не задано иное unless otherwise states — если не будет сделано специальной оговорки unless otherwise stipulated — если противное не оговорено ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
5.
1. противоположный; иной, другой we hoped his behaviour would be otherwise —- мы надеялись, что он будет вести себя иначе his answer could not be otherwise —- он не мог ответить иначе 2. иначе, иным способом, иным образом; по-другому this must be done quite otherwise —- это надо сделать совсем по-другому he could do it no otherwise —- он не мог сделать это иначе they don't influence him any otherwise than by example —- они действуют на него только примером 3. в других отношениях the rent is high but otherwise the house is satisfactory —- квартирная плата высока, но в остальном дом нас вполне устраивает you reminded me of what I would otherwise have forgotten —- вы мне напомнили о том, о чем бы я иначе забыл 4. или же, в противном случае go at once, otherwise you will miss the train —- отправляйтесь немедленно, иначе опоздаете на поезд Id: and otherwise —- и наоборот Id: the merits or otherwise of the plan —- достоинства или недостатки этого плана ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
1. adv. 1) иначе, иным способом; иным образом; по-другому; how could it be otherwise? - разве могло быть иначе?; unless otherwise qualified - кроме случаев, оговоренных особо 2) в других отношениях 3) или же, в противном случае; go at once, otherwise you will miss your train - идите немедленно, иначе опоздаете на поезд 2. adj. иной, другой; tracts agricultural and otherwise - пахотные и прочие земли ...Англо-русский словарь
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