other, otherwise

other, otherwise
As an adjective, other means (1) "additional" or "further" (one other person); (2) "different" (coming from some other village); (3) "former" (some customs of other days); (4) "second" (every other week); (5) "recent" (the other night); and (6) "remaining of two or more" (on the other hand, the other clerks). As a noun, other means "the other one" (each loves the other). Other can also be used as an adverb: "He could not do other than speak out." In adverbial use, otherwise is preferable: "He could not do otherwise than speak out." Otherwise can also be used as an adjective: "Jack hoped that Mary's response would be otherwise."

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  • other — 1. For each other, see each 3. 2. other than. When other is used as a pronoun or adjective, use of other than is straightforward and causes no comment: • I d never known anything other than hard times D. Dears, 1974. Objections are raised when… …   Modern English usage

  • Otherwise — may refer to: Difference Negative Pseudonym, as in otherwise known as or also known as See also All pages beginning with Otherwise All pages with titles containing Otherwise Otherwise Engaged, comic play by English playwright Simon Gray Otherwise …   Wikipedia

  • otherwise — [uth′ər wīz΄] adv. [ME othre wise < OE on othre wisan: see WISE2] 1. in another manner; differently [to believe otherwise] 2. in all other points or respects [an otherwise intelligent person] 3. in other circumstances 4 …   English World dictionary

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  • otherwise — contracted from O.E. phrase on oðre wisan in the other manner (see OTHER (Cf. other) + WISE (Cf. wise) (n.)), which in M.E. became oþre wise, and mid 14c. oþerwise …   Etymology dictionary

  • otherwise — [adv] in another way; alternatively any other way, contrarily, differently, diversely, elseways, if not, in different circumstances, on the other hand, or else, or then, under other conditions, variously; concept 544 …   New thesaurus

  • other — [uth′ər] adj. [ME < OE, akin to Ger ander, Goth anthar < IE * anteros, the other of two (< base * an, there + compar. suffix) > Sans ántara ] 1. being the remaining one or ones of two or more [Bill and the other boys] 2. different or… …   English World dictionary

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