otherwise

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other +‎ -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ === Adverb === otherwise (not comparable) (manner) Differently, in another way. 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter iii: Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […] (conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else. (conjunctive) In all other respects. ==== Usage notes ==== "Otherwise" is often used to refer to the negative of something. The something may be a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a clause, or even something larger. ==== Synonyms ==== (differently): elsewise, contrarily, contrastingly (in different circumstances): if not, else (see or else) (in all other respects): apart from that ==== Antonyms ==== likewise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === otherwise (not comparable) Other than supposed; different. ==== Translations ====