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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)

else

/ɛls/

An illustration for else

adjective1 of 2

otherwise; if you fail to...

  • “Take control of your life, or else someone else will.”Tatoeba
  • “If there is anything else then please let me know.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adverb2 of 2

(follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

else: meaning, pronunciation and examples · Toofey