elsewhere

/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/

elsewhere means synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

elsewhere is pronounced /ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/.

Etymology

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).

adv

Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.e.g.“If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere.”

noun

Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.e.g.“We are back on the Ligurian coast, from which vertigos push human beings toward all kinds of elsewheres.” — 2000, Angela M Jeannet, Under the radiant sun and the crescent moon: Italo Calvino's storytelling:

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Words closest in meaning

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otherwhere 91% match — Synonym of somewhere else: elsewhere, in or to some other place. vs elsewhere →
elsewhence 81% match — From elsewhere; from some other place or source. vs elsewhere →
elsewhither 76% match — To some other place; in some other direction. vs elsewhere →
elsewise 72% match — Synonym of otherwise. vs elsewhere →
elsewhen 69% match — At some other time or times; somewhen else. vs elsewhere →
elsehow 66% match — Somehow else; in some other way. vs elsewhere →
somewhither 65% match — To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere vs elsewhere →
somewhere 65% match — In an uncertain or unspecified location. vs elsewhere →