otherwise

otherwise
1. adverb
1) (in a different way) anders

think otherwise — anders darüber denken; anderer Meinung sein

be otherwise engaged — anderweitige Verpflichtungen haben

except where otherwise stated — sofern nicht anders angegeben

2) (or else) sonst; anderenfalls
3) (in other respects) ansonsten (ugs.); im übrigen
2. predicative adjective
anders
* * *
adverb
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) ansonsten
2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) anderweitig
* * *
oth·er·wise
[ˈʌðəwaɪz, AM -ɚ-]
I. adj pred, inv (dated form) anders präd
I would that it were \otherwise ich wünschte, es wäre anders
the truth is quite \otherwise die Wahrheit sieht völlig anders aus
II. adv inv
1. (differently) anders
the police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests \otherwise die Polizei hält ihn für den Dieb, aber das Beweismaterial spricht dagegen
unless you let me know \otherwise, ... sofern ich nichts Gegenteiliges von dir höre, ...
2. (except for this) sonst, ansonsten, im Übrigen
Marion Morrison, \otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, ... Marion Morrison, auch bekannt als der Filmstar John Wayne, ...
to be \otherwise engaged [or occupied] (form) anderweitig zu tun haben [o beschäftigt sein
III. conj andernfalls, sonst, SCHWEIZ oft ansonst
* * *
['ʌðəwaɪz]
1. adv
1) (= in a different way) anders

I am otherwise engaged (form) — ich bin anderweitig beschäftigt

except where otherwise stated (form) — sofern nicht anders angegeben

Richard I, otherwise (known as) the Lionheart — Richard I., auch bekannt als Löwenherz, Richard I. oder auch Löwenherz

you seem to think otherwise — Sie scheinen anderer Meinung zu sein

2) (= in other respects) sonst, ansonsten, im Übrigen
2. conj
(= or else) sonst, andernfalls
3. adj pred
anders

poems tragic and otherwise — tragische und andere Gedichte

* * *
otherwise [ˈʌðə(r)waız]
A adv
1. (auch konj) sonst, andernfalls:
otherwise you will not get it
2. sonst, im Übrigen:
stupid but otherwise harmless;
this otherwise excellent dictionary
3. anderweitig:
otherwise occupied;
unless you are otherwise engaged wenn du nichts anderes vorhast
4. anders (than als):
we think otherwise wir sind anderer Meinung;
not otherwise than nicht anders als, genauso wie;
X, otherwise (called) Y X, auch Y genannt; X alias Y
5. (nach or oder and zum Ausdruck des Gegenteils):
the advantages or otherwise of sth die Vor- oder Nachteile einer Sache;
berries edible and otherwise essbare und nichtessbare Beeren
B adj
1. sonstig:
his otherwise rudeness seine sonstige Grobheit;
his political enemies, his otherwise friends seine politischen Gegner, sonst aber seine Freunde
2. anders:
rather tall than otherwise eher groß als klein
* * *
1. adverb
1) (in a different way) anders

think otherwise — anders darüber denken; anderer Meinung sein

be otherwise engaged — anderweitige Verpflichtungen haben

except where otherwise stated — sofern nicht anders angegeben

2) (or else) sonst; anderenfalls
3) (in other respects) ansonsten (ugs.); im übrigen
2. predicative adjective
anders
* * *
adv.
anderenfalls adv.
andernfalls adv.
anders adv.
ansonsten adv.
sonst adv.

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