else

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Adv

Otherwise, if not.

Conj

For otherwise; or else.

Concepts

autre

autrement

sinon

plus

Synonymes

other

otherwise

another

or

more

also

different

further

differently

additional

if not

too

on

🔛

besides

if not so

again

🔁

nonsimilar

another one

anymore

beyond

either

elsewhere

most

no more

nor

or else

other than

remaining

rest of

still

another thing

the more

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɛls/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English ells, elles, from Old English elles (“other, otherwise, different”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas, from Proto-Germanic *aljas (“of another, of something else”), genitive of *aljaz (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos, from *h₂el- (“other”).
Cognate with Old Frisian elles (“other”), Old High German elles, ellies (“other”), Danish eller (“or”), Danish ellers (“otherwise”), Swedish eljes, eljest (“or else, otherwise”), Norwegian elles (“else, otherwise”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis, “other”), Latin alius (“other, another”), Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos), Arcadocypriot αἶλος (aîlos), modern Greek αλλιώς (alliós, “otherwise, else”).

Phrases

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Sinon, pourquoi dirait-il à son principal rival de se préparer à une course?