# otherwise

Pronunciation: US say "UTH-ur-wyz" /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/; UK say "UTH-uh-wyz" /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

## Adverb

1. Used to introduce what would happen in a different case, or if a particular thing is not done; or else.
   - Simple: If not, or else. Used to say what will happen if something is not done.
   - _Submit the form by Friday; otherwise your application won't be considered._
   - _He must have left early, otherwise we'd have seen him at the meeting._
2. In another way; differently from what is stated, expected, or assumed.
   - Simple: In a different way, not the same as what was said or expected.
   - _The committee ruled otherwise, rejecting the original proposal._
   - _We hoped for sunshine, but the forecast suggested otherwise._
3. Apart from the point just mentioned; in every other respect.
   - Simple: In every other way, apart from what was just said.
   - _The report contained one error but was otherwise accurate._
   - _Aside from the noisy neighbors, the apartment was otherwise ideal._

## Adjective

4. Different from what was assumed or supposed to be the case.
   - Simple: Not the way people think, but different from what is believed or claimed.
   - _Reports described the region as peaceful, but conditions on the ground were otherwise._
   - _She presented herself as confident, though her true feelings were quite otherwise._

## Origin

From Middle English otherwise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan, literally "in (on) other or different manner." It is equivalent to "other" plus "-wise," and can be compared with West Frisian yn oarwei ("otherwise") and Icelandic öðruvísi ("different").

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