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

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Contemporary Examples

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
To carry his voice forward, onto the streets of New York and D.C. and Chicago and elsewhere.
The Day I Used Eric Garner’s Voice
Joshua DuBois
December 5, 2014
Elsewhere on the Internet, and often, Turkers butt heads over which tools work best, or what nation they hail from.
Amazon’s Turkers Kick Off the First Crowdsourced Labor Guild
Kevin Zawacki
December 3, 2014
A sizable number of Asian Americans feel that affirmative action, in college admissions or elsewhere, has hurt them personally.
Why Harvard's Asians Are Invisible
Tim Mak
November 28, 2014
The U.N. special representative has called for local ceasefires in Aleppo and elsewhere to start building a broader peace.
Local Truces Are Syria’s Sad Little Pieces of Peace
Joshua Hersh
November 18, 2014

Historical Examples

Unlike Mlle. Higbee, she has not the father from Chicago nor elsewhere.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Here, as elsewhere throughout France, all kinds of land tenure are found.
The Roof of France
Matilda Betham-Edwards
"General Thomas has had news that we're driven in elsewhere," said Dick.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Life is working here as elsewhere, for some sublime purpose.
The Comrade In White
W. H. Leathem
They may have elsewhere learnt what we have promised not to tell.
Reflections
Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

British Dictionary definitions for elsewhere

elsewhere

adverb

in or to another place; somewhere else

Word Origin

Old English elles hwǣr; see else, where

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for elsewhere

n.

c.1400, elswher, from Old English elles hwær (see else + where).

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Examples from the Web for elsewhere

Contemporary Examples

Elsewhere, courts throughout the country have placed limits on speech this year.

To carry his voice forward, onto the streets of New York and D.C. and Chicago and elsewhere.

Elsewhere on the Internet, and often, Turkers butt heads over which tools work best, or what nation they hail from.

A sizable number of Asian Americans feel that affirmative action, in college admissions or elsewhere, has hurt them personally.

The U.N. special representative has called for local ceasefires in Aleppo and elsewhere to start building a broader peace.

Historical Examples

Unlike Mlle. Higbee, she has not the father from Chicago nor elsewhere.

Here, as elsewhere throughout France, all kinds of land tenure are found.

"General Thomas has had news that we're driven in elsewhere," said Dick.

Life is working here as elsewhere, for some sublime purpose.

They may have elsewhere learnt what we have promised not to tell.

elsewhere

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Word Origin and History for elsewhere

n.

Origin of elsewhere