1 else
Pronounced:
/ˈɛls/
Function:
adverbMeaning:
: in a different or additional manner or place ▪ How else could it be done? [=in what other way could it be done?] ▪ Where else can we meet? [=at what other place can we meet?] ▪ “Where did you meet that actor?” “In Hollywood—where else?” [=at what other place would I be likely to meet an actor?] ▪ We decided to go someplace else for dinner. : at a different or additional time ▪ I don't know when else we could go. [=don't know another time when we could go]
or else
1 —used to say what will happen if something is not done ▪ You have to leave or else you will be arrested for trespassing.
2 —used to say what another possibility is ▪ He either thinks he can't do it or else he just isn't interested.
3 informal —used in angry speech to express a threat without saying exactly what the threat is ▪ Do what I say or else!
2 —used to say what another possibility is ▪ He either thinks he can't do it or else he just isn't interested.
3 informal —used in angry speech to express a threat without saying exactly what the threat is ▪ Do what I say or else!