elsewhere

[ els-hwair, -wair ]
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adverb
  1. somewhere else; in or to some other place: You will have to look elsewhere for an answer.

Origin of elsewhere

1
before 900; Middle English elleswher,Old English elles hwǣr.See else, where

Words Nearby elsewhere

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How to use elsewhere in a sentence

  • We have seen enough elsewhere of the multiplication of Commentaries on the Sentences of the Lombard and other scholastic works.

  • Hence their presence elsewhere, in spite of their passionate attachment to their free native hills.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • In fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.

  • English Agriculture has a thorough and cleanly aspect which I have rarely observed elsewhere.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • He gave little heed to the play; his thoughts were elsewhere, and, while they rambled, his eyes wandered round the house.

    Confidence | Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for elsewhere

elsewhere

/ (ˌɛlsˈwɛə) /


adverb
  1. in or to another place; somewhere else

Origin of elsewhere

1
Old English elles hwǣr; see else, where

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