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say/think/decide etc otherwiseto say, think, or decide something different The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise. A lot of people think otherwise.
n (Psychol) thinking in an unusual and unstereotyped way, e.g. to generate several possible solutions to a problem. Compare → convergent thinking.
: something or anything else : something to the contrary was ordered to testify and could not do otherwise.
Unless means “if not”. Otherwise means “in another way, differently”. So unless otherwise posted will mean “if nothing else is posted“, “if nothing else is indicated”, “if there are no other signs”.
formal used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is Life in the military is hard – how can it be otherwise? → otherwise.
Otherwise is defined as in other circumstances, other ways or other respects, or can mean “or else.” If a person is normally nice but is rude only on one particular occasion, this is an example of when you might say he is otherwise very nice except for that occasion.
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(sentence adverb) You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows what would have happened if the first clause hadn’t happened. I missed the bus. Otherwise, I would have been here earlier. If you think or say otherwise, you don’t agree.
The person speaking is saying they do not feel that they are in a position to argue or disagree with what was done or said.
The person speaking is saying they do not feel that they are in a position to argue or disagree with what was done or said.
Grammatically, it means: I’ll let you know that something has changed, not if anything changes.
“Otherwise” is used to state the alternative whereas “Unless” is used to state a condition.
The phrase “unless otherwise” is usually used in giving instructions to make them more clear. You may smoke unless otherwise instructed. Unless otherwise instructed, please remain seated. Unless you are told otherwise, you may take photographs.
used for saying that a situation cannot be different from what it is. The monarchy remains British, it cannot be otherwise. Synonyms and related words. Unlikely or impossible to change.
otherwise adverb (NOT INCLUDING)
‘Otherwise’ is sometimes used to imply truth or the reasons why something is not true. It can be a conjunctive adverb or start a second sentence, similarly to how it is used when describing consequences.
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