Standard Lemma guide

elsewhere

adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛlsˈwɛə/
  • US: /ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/
  • US: /ˈɛlsˌwɛɹ/
  • US: wine-whine Recorded 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
  • Irish: in áit eile — in some other place
  • Spanish: en otro lugar — in some other place
  • Spanish: en otros sitios — in some other place
  • Spanish: a otra parte — in some other place
  • Swedish: annanstans — in some other place
Real reading context

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