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- pronunciation:
- els
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
"Else" means different or other. Let's say you usually wear your red jacket to school but today you want to wear something different. This means that you want to wear something else.
After school, Kayla wanted to go for a bike ride, but I wanted to do something else.Michael usually drinks milk at dinner, but today he wanted something else. He decided to have juice instead. |
| definition 2: |
Sometimes "else" means "more." If you are still hungry after you have eaten, you probably want to eat something else. If there is nothing else to eat, there is nothing more to eat.
The waiter asked us if there was anything else we needed before he gave us the check.Putting on something else over a T-shirt will keep you warmer in the winter. |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
"Else" means "in addition." If you cannot find your cat in one place and want to know where else to look, it means that you want to know another place to look.
How else can I explain this?Where else do you want to go? |
| definition 2: |
If your mother says "Hurry up, or else you'll be late," it means that if you don't hurry up, you will be late. We often use "else" in this way to state some bad thing that will or might happen if we don't do something.
Our gym teacher says to drink lots of water, or else our bodies could dehydrate and we won't feel well. |
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