else

[els]

else Definition

• 1. in addition to; besides
• 2. different or otherwise

Using else: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "else" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  What else do you need?

• Example

  I don't know what else to do.

• Example

  Is there anything else I can help you with?

• Example

  She's not like anyone else I've ever met.

else Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for else

• moreover
• furthermore
• additionally
• alternatively
• otherwise

Phrases with else

• or else

  used to introduce the second of two possibilities, the first being unacceptable or unlikely

  Example

  You'd better hurry up, or else you'll miss the train.

• something else

  an exceptional or remarkable person or thing

  Example

  That new restaurant is really something else!

• anything else

  any other thing or things; whatever else

  Example

  Do you need anything else from the store?

Origins of else

from Old English 'elles', meaning 'other, otherwise'

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Summary: else in Brief

'Else' [els] means in addition to or different from what has been mentioned. It is often used to introduce a second possibility, as in 'You'd better hurry up, or else you'll miss the train.' 'Else' can also be used to describe an exceptional person or thing, as in 'That new restaurant is really something else!'