otherwise
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3.4
- adverb
- /ˈʌðərˌwaɪz/
:
de otra manera
- At the very least, it covers up what might otherwise be a relentlessly boring wall.
- indicates otherwise
- unless otherwise specified
- translations unless otherwise indicated
I think I, I, I, I think people who claim otherwise are lying, not always.
- I think I, I, I, I think people who claim otherwise are lying, not always.
- It troubles me deeply that our nation's highest court claims otherwise.
- You can't you can't convince me otherwise.
- And you can't trust that story because we have facts that show us otherwise.
- Now, how do we understand this being able to do otherwise?
Examples
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Now, some people who received higher doses had fevers, but otherwise nobody had any symptoms yet.
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Still, the image is otherwise quite sharp around the edges.
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And when applied to the black, it gives a really rich, dark, warm quality to an otherwise cold black.
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And as long as you keep trying strategies that were are otherwise sound, you probably are going to do well.
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The blue sky is stolen sunlight that would have otherwise passed straight through.
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Of course, further examination could prove otherwise.
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And it's foolish to think otherwise.
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Thus, nature provides a way for us to probe the otherwise invisible interior of a star.
Academic text (1993) -
In the mirror, I looked wide-eyed, more flushed than ever, but otherwise exactly the same as always.
Fiction book (1994) -
He must study hard; otherwise, he will not pass the exam.
Synonyms
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1.1
In a way that is not the same as another person or thing
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4.3
In a way that shows the opposite is true
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6.5
In a way that is the opposite of what was expected
In a way that is the opposite of what was said
Antonyms
Idioms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Otherwise comes from combining other ('different') and wise ('way' or 'manner'), so it originally meant 'in another way', just like in likewise. That's why today otherwise often means 'differently'.