English · Word Candidate

else

/ɛls/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khác; thêm vào những thứ đã đề cập

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Adjective

The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Otherwise, if not.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nếu không

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Adverb

How else (= in what other way) can it be done?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

For otherwise; or else.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nếu không thì

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Conjunction

Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “else” mean?

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Is “else” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.