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Meaning of else

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

else

Pronunciation:/ɛls//ɛls/

adjective

Definitions

  1. (used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

    Example: The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?

adverb

Definitions

  1. (follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.

    Example: How else (=in what other way) can it be done?

conjunction

Definitions

  1. For otherwise; or else.

    Example: Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.