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Els I Adverb Taking Clothes Books Online Sound

Word3 else
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic /els/ /els/
Example
  • what else did he say?
  • i don't want anything else, thanks.
  • i'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else.
  • ask somebody else to help you.
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else

(adverb)/els/ /els/
  1. in addition to something already mentioned
    • What else did he say?
    • I don't want anything else, thanks.
    • I'm taking a few clothes and some books, not much else.
  2. different
    • Ask somebody else to help you.
    • Haven't you got anything else to wear?
    • Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there.
    • Yes I did give it to her. What else could I do?
  3. if not
    • SYNONYM or else
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/else#else_idmg_1
    • Keep your mouth shut, else we'll be in trouble.
  4. if not
    • SYNONYM otherwise
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/otherwise
    • Hurry up or else you'll be late.
    • They can't be coming or else they'd have called.
  5. used to introduce the second of two possibilities
    • He either forgot or else decided not to come.
  6. used to threaten or warn somebody
    • Just shut up, or else!

    Word Origin

    • Old English elles, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch els and Swedish eljest.
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