English Dictionary
Definition otherwise in British English
otherwise
adverb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adverb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Otherwise can be used in the following ways:
as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: We must hurry; otherwise we’ll miss the train.
as an ordinary adverb: You’re in love with Robert. It does no good to pretend otherwise.
used for saying that if one thing does not happen or is not true, something else will happen, usually something bad
used when you are trying to show that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true
Of course they're interested. Otherwise they wouldn't be asking about prices.
He must be fairly intelligent, otherwise he wouldn't have got into university.
We have a slight problem with the temperature control, but otherwise everything's fine.
