Else — may refer to:* Else (programming), a concept in computer programming * Else (song), a 1999 rock song * The Else , a 2007 alternative rock albumPeople with the given name Else:* Else Alfelt (1910 1974), Danish painter * Else Bugge Fougner (born… … Wikipedia
else — [ els ] adverb *** Else can be used in the following ways: after a pronoun such as something, nothing, anyone, or everyone : He married someone else. Is there anything else you wanted? after the adverbs somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
else — W1S1 [els] adv [: Old English; Origin: elles] 1.) [used after words beginning with some , every , any , and no , and after question words] a) besides or in addition to someone or something ▪ There s something else I d like to talk about as well.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
else — 1. The usual possessive forms are anybody else s, someone else s, etc., and not (for example) anybody s else, although this was used until the mid 19c: • They look to me like someone else s, to be frank Penelope Lively, 1987 • We would like to… … Modern English usage
Else — Else, a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. [ a]ljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. ?. Cf. {Alias}, {Alien}.] Other; one or something beside; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Else — Bifurcation de la rivière Hase à Melle en Basse Saxe avec la rivière Else à droite. Caractéristiques Longueur 35,2 km … Wikipédia en Français
Else — Else, adv. & conj. 1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else. [1913 Webster] 2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different. [1913 Webster] For thou desirest not sacrifice; else… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
else — [els] adj. [ME & OE elles, adv. gen. of n. base el , other (as in OE el land, foreign land), akin to Goth aljis, OHG elles, of same formation < IE base * al , that, yonder one > L alius, another, alienus, belonging to another, Gr allos,… … English World dictionary
else — O.E. elles other, otherwise, different, from P.Gmc. *aljaz (Cf. Goth. aljis other, O.H.G. eli lenti, O.E. el lende, both meaning in a foreign land; see also ALSACE (Cf. Alsace)), an adverbial genitive of the neuter of PIE root *al beyond (Cf. Gk … Etymology dictionary
else — else·where; else; else·wheres; … English syllables
