otherwise

🇺🇸 /ˈʌðərwaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʌðəwaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C1
adverb
B2

used to show what would happen if things were different

You must study hard; otherwise, you might fail the test.

R

except for that

The room was messy, but otherwise clean.

R

in another way

I think otherwise about the plan.

translation

adv. used to show what would happen if things were different; except for that; in another way