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Definition of or else - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
choiceas an alternative option or consequence
- You must study hard or else fail the exam.
2.
- You better leave now or else.
Terms with or else included in their meaning
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including
used to include something or someone else
sequence time
happening before anything else in time or order
substitution
in place of someone or something else
comparison
smaller amount than anyone or anything else
alone
without anyone or anything else present
transfer
give control or possession to someone else
agreement
feel or do the same thing as someone else
reliance
relying on someone or something else for support
conjunctive
in different circumstances or else
comparison
having less importance or intensity than something else
compassion
feeling of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune
flexibility
in any case or regardless of anything else
comparison
having the same youthfulness as someone or something else
priority
before anything else in order or priority
style situation
match or be compatible with something else
advice empathy
imagine being in someone else's situation or position
social
paying for someone else's food or drink
opportunity
final chance for success or help when all else fails
possibility or space
allow space, time, or possibility for something else
appearance
appear larger than normal or than something else
sudden event
shows something happened suddenly or unexpectedly after something else
planning
get set, yourself or someone else, for an event
comparison
to a great extent or degree compared to something else
social
take praise or recognition that belongs to someone else
Examples of or else in a sentence
Finish your work or else face the consequences. Finish your homework or else. You must apologize or else.
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- French:sinon, sans quoi, ...
- German:sonst, andernfalls, ...
- Italian:altrimenti, o altrimenti, ...
- Spanish:o si no, de otra manera, ...
- Portuguese:ou então, ...
- Chinese:否则, ...
- Japanese:さもないと, さもなければ, ...
- Arabic:وَإِلَّا, وَإِلّا فَيَحْدُث شَيْء, ...
- Hebrew:אַחֶרֶת, ...
- Russian:иначе, а то, ...
- Ukrainian:інакше, або ж, ...
- Hindi:वरना, ...
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