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{
"term": "otherwise",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used to state what the result would be if something did not happen or if the situation were different",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip."
},
{
"text": "Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here."
},
{
"text": "We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise."
},
{
"text": "The project had given children opportunities they would never otherwise have had."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "apart from that",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent."
},
{
"text": "He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in a different way to the way mentioned; differently",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Bismarck, **otherwise known as** ‘the Iron Chancellor’"
},
{
"text": "It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers."
},
{
"text": "You know what this is about. Why **pretend otherwise** *(= that you do not)*?"
},
{
"text": "He maintains that he is innocent, but the police are looking for evidence and witnesses to **prove otherwise**."
},
{
"text": "Even when common sense would **suggest otherwise**, optimism reigns."
},
{
"text": "I wanted to see him but he was **otherwise engaged** *(= doing something else)*."
},
{
"text": "**Unless otherwise stated**, all translations in the text are my own."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have information or evidence that the opposite is true",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'd think this was a high-budget film if you didn't know otherwise."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to refer to something that is different from or the opposite of what has just been mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements."
},
{
"text": "We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʌðəwaɪz/",
"audio": "ot/otherwise/otherwise__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʌðərwaɪz/",
"audio": "ot/otherwise/otherwise__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English on ōthre wisan (from other + wise ‘manner or extent of something’)."
}