adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛlsˈwɛə/
US:/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/
US:/ˈɛlsˌwɛɹ/
US:wine-whineRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:[ˈɛls(h)weːɹ]
Canada:[ˌɛlsˈ(h)weːɹ]
CMU ARPABET:EH1 L S W EH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere.
These particular trees are not to be found elsewhere.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: somewhere else
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: somewhere else
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in or to another place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he went elsewhere
look elsewhere for the answer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
andetsteds
— in some other place
Esperanto:
aliloke
— in some other place
French:
ailleurs
— in some other place
German:
anderswo
— in some other place
Ancient Greek:
ἑτέρωθι
(hetérōthi)
— in some other place