elsewhere

[ els-hwair, -wair ]

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adverb

somewhere else; in or to some other place: You will have to look elsewhere for an answer.

Origin of elsewhere

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

elsewhere, courts throughout the country have placed limits on speech this year.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
As more come online, they will actively seek better selling prices elsewhere and also source their goods internationally.
Silicon Valley Sets Its Sights on Africa | Christian Borys | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But even if the great conqueror lies elsewhere, the Kasta bones might well be those of his wife.
Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s? | James Romm | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Common sense, uncontroversial ideas tend to languish when attention has moved elsewhere.
Dear GOP: Fix the Damn Justice System! | Jonathan Alter | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Directors will now have to guess the difference between dirty talk and abuse, or leave the UK to film elsewhere.
The UK’s War on Porn: ‘Proof That Men Making These Rules Do Not See Women as Equals’ | Aurora Snow | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

We have seen enough elsewhere of the multiplication of Commentaries on the Sentences of the Lombard and other scholastic works.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
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.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
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

in or to another place; somewhere else

Origin of elsewhere

Old English elles hwǣr; see else, where

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