adjective
else
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adjective
1
Other than the person or thing already mentioned; additional.
"Is there anything else you need?"
"Nobody else showed up to the meeting."
adverb
1
Otherwise; if not.
"Hurry up, or else we'll miss the train."
"You'd better apologize, else she won't forgive you."
How to Use Else
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small word added after "who/what/where/nothing/anything" etc. to mean "other" or "in addition", or used with "or" to mean "otherwise".
Common pairings
someone else
anything else
or else
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