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• UK: /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/
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• General-American: /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/
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From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).

252 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: различен (različen) — other than supposed
• Bulgarian: друг (drug) — other than supposed
• Catalan: al contrari — other than supposed
• Chinese Mandarin: 矛盾的 (máodùn de) — other than supposed
• Finnish: toisin — other than supposed
• French: tout autre — other than supposed
• French: bien différent — other than supposed
• Icelandic: á annan veg — other than supposed
• Icelandic: annars vegar — other than supposed
• Portuguese: contrário — other than supposed
• Portuguese: em contrário — other than supposed
• Scottish Gaelic: a chaochladh — other than supposed
• Slovak: iný — other than supposed
• Arabic: خِلَافَ (ḵilāfa) — differently, in another way
• Arabic: خِلَافَ ذَلِك (ḵilāfa ḏalik) — differently, in another way
• Arabic: عَكْسَ ذَلِك (ʕaksa ḏalik) — differently, in another way
• Basque: beste modu batez — differently, in another way
• Belarusian: іна́кш (inákš) — differently, in another way
• Bulgarian: ина́че (ináče) — differently, in another way
• Bulgarian: и́наче (ínače) — differently, in another way
• Catalan: altrament — differently, in another way
• Catalan: d'una altra manera — differently, in another way
• Chinese Mandarin: 反之 (fǎnzhī) — differently, in another way
• Czech: jinak — differently, in another way
• Danish: anderledes — differently, in another way
• Dutch: anders — differently, in another way
• Dutch: anderszins — differently, in another way
• Esperanto: alimaniere — differently, in another way
• Estonian: teisiti — differently, in another way
• Finnish: toisin — differently, in another way
• French: autrement — differently, in another way
• French: différemment — differently, in another way
• French: ou alors — differently, in another way
• French: ou bien — differently, in another way
• French: ni non plus — differently, in another way
• Galician: outramente — differently, in another way
• Galician: aliás — differently, in another way
• Galician: doutro xeito — differently, in another way
• Georgian: სხვანაირად (sxvanairad) — differently, in another way
• Georgian: სხვაგვარად (sxvagvarad) — differently, in another way
• Georgian: სხვარიგად (sxvarigad) — differently, in another way
• Georgian: განსხვავებულად (gansxvavebulad) — differently, in another way
• German: anders — differently, in another way
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (anþarleikō) — differently, in another way
• Greek: αλλιώς (alliós) — differently, in another way
• Ancient Greek: εἰ δὲ μή (ei dè mḗ) — differently, in another way
• Ancient Greek: ἄλλως (állōs) — differently, in another way
• Ancient Greek: εἰ δὲ μή γε (ei dè mḗ ge) — differently, in another way
• Hebrew: אַחֶרֶת (aẖéret) — differently, in another way
• Hindi: नहीं तो (nahī̃ to) — differently, in another way
• Hindi: अन्यथा (anyathā) — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: máshogy — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: máshogyan — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: másként — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: másképp — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: másképpen — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: más módon — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: eltérően — differently, in another way
• Hungarian: különbözőképpen — differently, in another way
• Icelandic: öðruvísi — differently, in another way
• Icelandic: annars vegar — differently, in another way
• Icelandic: á annan veg — differently, in another way
• Icelandic: á annan hátt — differently, in another way
• Italian: altrimenti — differently, in another way
• Italian: differentemente — differently, in another way
• Japanese: 違う様に (chigau yō ni) — differently, in another way
• Japanese: そうではないと (sō de wa nai to) — differently, in another way
• Japanese: その他に (sono hoka ni) — differently, in another way
• Japanese: その他 (sono hoka) — differently, in another way
• Kamviri: nā́ bo — differently, in another way
• Latin: alioqui — differently, in another way
• Latin: aliter — differently, in another way
• Marathi: नाहीतर (nāhītar) — differently, in another way
• Marathi: अन्यथा (anyathā) — differently, in another way
• Norman: autrément — differently, in another way
• Norwegian Bokmål: annerledes — differently, in another way
• Norwegian Nynorsk: annleis — differently, in another way
• Persian: دگرسان (degarsān) — differently, in another way
• Polish: inaczej — differently, in another way
• Portuguese: diferente — differently, in another way
• Portuguese: diferentemente — differently, in another way
• Portuguese: de outra forma/maneira — differently, in another way
• Portuguese: de outro jeito/modo — differently, in another way
• Romanian: altfel — differently, in another way
• Russian: ина́че (ináče) — differently, in another way
• Russian: и́наче (ínače) — differently, in another way
• Sanskrit: अन्यथा (anyáthā) — differently, in another way
• Scottish Gaelic: a chaochladh — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: и̏на̄че — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: супротно — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: другачије — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉnāče — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: suprotno — differently, in another way
• Serbo-Croatian: drugačije — differently, in another way
• Slovak: inak — differently, in another way
• Slovak: inakšie — differently, in another way
• Slovene: drugače — differently, in another way
• Lower Sorbian: hynak — differently, in another way
• Upper Sorbian: hinak — differently, in another way
• Spanish: de otra manera — differently, in another way
• Spanish: otramente — differently, in another way
• Swedish: annorlunda — differently, in another way
• Tamil: வேறு மாதிரி (vēṟu mātiri) — differently, in another way
• Tocharian B: āläm — differently, in another way
• Turkish: aksi — differently, in another way
• Ukrainian: іна́кше (inákše) — differently, in another way
• Welsh: fel arall — differently, in another way
• Yiddish: אַנדערש (andersh) — differently, in another way
• Afrikaans: anders — under different circumstances
• Amharic: ያለዚያ (yaläziya) — under different circumstances
• Arabic: وَإِلَّا (waʔillā) — under different circumstances
• Assamese: নহ’লে (nohöle) — under different circumstances
• Basque: bestela — under different circumstances
• Catalan: si no — under different circumstances
• Catalan: altrament — under different circumstances
• Catalan: en cas contrari — under different circumstances
• Chinese Mandarin: 否則 /否则 (fǒuzé) — under different circumstances
• Czech: jinak — under different circumstances
• Danish: ellers — under different circumstances
• Dutch: anders — under different circumstances
• Dutch: zo niet — under different circumstances
• Esperanto: alikaze — under different circumstances
• Esperanto: aliokaze — under different circumstances
• Finnish: muutoin — under different circumstances
• Finnish: muuten — under different circumstances
• French: sinon — under different circumstances
• French: autrement — under different circumstances
• French: sans quoi — under different circumstances
• Galician: senón — under different circumstances
• Galician: agás — under different circumstances
• Galician: erga — under different circumstances
• Georgian: წინააღმდეგ შემთხვევაში (c̣inaaɣmdeg šemtxvevaši) — under different circumstances
• Georgian: თუ არადა (tu arada) — under different circumstances
• Georgian: თორემ (torem) — under different circumstances
• German: ansonsten — under different circumstances
• German: sonst — under different circumstances
• German: andernfalls — under different circumstances
• Greek: ειδάλλως (eidállos) — under different circumstances
• Hebrew: אַחֶרֶת (aẖéret) — under different circumstances
• Hindi: वरना (varnā) — under different circumstances
• Hungarian: máskülönben — under different circumstances
• Hungarian: különben — under different circumstances
• Hungarian: egyébként — under different circumstances
• Icelandic: annars — under different circumstances
• Icelandic: að öðrum kosti — under different circumstances
• Icelandic: ella — under different circumstances
• Icelandic: ellegar — under different circumstances
• Icelandic: endranær — under different circumstances
• Ingrian: muites — under different circumstances
• Italian: altrimenti — under different circumstances
• Italian: in altre circostanze — under different circumstances
• Japanese: 然も無くば (samonakuba) — under different circumstances
• Kazakh: әйтпесе (äitpese) — under different circumstances
• Central Kurdish: دەنا (dena) — under different circumstances
• Central Kurdish: ئەنا (ena) — under different circumstances
• Central Kurdish: ئەگینا (egîna) — under different circumstances
• Laki: ئەنی (enî) — under different circumstances
• Latin: aliter — under different circumstances
• Norman: autrément — under different circumstances
• Norwegian Bokmål: ellers — under different circumstances
• Norwegian Nynorsk: elles — under different circumstances
• Persian: وگرنه (vagarna) — under different circumstances
• Plautdietsch: sonst (nds) — under different circumstances
• Polish: w przeciwnym razie — under different circumstances
• Polish: inaczej — under different circumstances
• Portuguese: senão — under different circumstances
• Romanian: altfel — under different circumstances
• Russian: ина́че (ináče) — under different circumstances
• Russian: и́наче (ínače) — under different circumstances
• Scottish Gaelic: a chaochladh — under different circumstances
• Serbo-Croatian: u suprotnom — under different circumstances
• Serbo-Croatian: inače — under different circumstances
• Slovak: inak — under different circumstances
• Slovene: sicer — under different circumstances
• Spanish: de lo contrario — under different circumstances
• Spanish: otramente — under different circumstances
• Swedish: annars — under different circumstances
• Swedish: i annat fall — under different circumstances
• Tamil: இல்லையென்றால் (illaiyeṉṟāl) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: དེ་མིན (de min) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: གཞན་དུ (gzhan du) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: གཞན་ན (gzhan na) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: གཞན་ཡང (gzhan yang) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: དེ་ལས་གཞན་དུ (de las gzhan du) — under different circumstances
• Tibetan: དེ་འདྲ་མ་བྱས་ན (de 'dra ma byas na) — under different circumstances
• Turkish: yoksa — under different circumstances
• Ukrainian: в і́ншому ви́падку (v ínšomu výpadku) — under different circumstances
• Urdu: ورنہ (varnā) — under different circumstances
• Vietnamese: bằng không — under different circumstances
• Arabic: عَكْس ذٰلِك (ʕaks ḏālik) — in all other respects
• Basque: gainerakoan — in all other respects
• Catalan: d'altra banda — in all other respects
• Chinese Mandarin: 除此以外 (chúcǐyǐwài) — in all other respects
• Chinese Mandarin: 除此之外 (chúcǐzhīwài) — in all other respects
• Czech: jinak — in all other respects
• Danish: ellers — in all other respects
• Dutch: afgezien van — in all other respects
• Dutch: behalve — in all other respects
• Finnish: muutoin — in all other respects
• Finnish: muuten — in all other respects
• French: sinon — in all other respects
• French: pour le reste — in all other respects
• French: à part ça — in all other respects
• Georgian: სხვა მხრივ (sxva mxriv) — in all other respects
• Georgian: სხვამხრივ (sxvamxriv) — in all other respects
• German: ansonsten — in all other respects
• German: sonst — in all other respects
• Hindi: वरना (varnā) — in all other respects
• Hungarian: máskülönben — in all other respects
• Hungarian: egyébként — in all other respects
• Hungarian: amúgy — in all other respects
• Hungarian: ettől eltekintve — in all other respects
• Hungarian: különben — in all other respects
• Icelandic: að öðru leyti — in all other respects
• Icelandic: annars — in all other respects
• Interlingua: alteremente — in all other respects
• Italian: tuttavia — in all other respects
• Italian: per altri aspetti — in all other respects
• Italian: a parte ciò — in all other respects
• Japanese: その他は (sono-hoka) — in all other respects
• Japanese: 他の点では (hoka-no ten-dewa) — in all other respects
• Latin: cēterum — in all other respects
• Lithuanian: o šiaip — in all other respects
• Māori: pēnei — in all other respects
• Norwegian Bokmål: ellers — in all other respects
• Norwegian Bokmål: for øvrig — in all other respects
• Norwegian Nynorsk: elles — in all other respects
• Persian: در غیر این صورت (dar ġeyr-e in surat) — in all other respects
• Persian: والا (vâellâ) — in all other respects
• Persian: وگرنه (vagarna) — in all other respects
• Polish: poza tym — in all other respects
• Portuguese: fora isso — in all other respects
• Portuguese: no mais — in all other respects
• Russian: впро́чем (vpróčem) — in all other respects
• Russian: в други́х отноше́ниях (v drugíx otnošénijax) — in all other respects
• Scottish Gaelic: a chaochladh — in all other respects
• Serbo-Croatian: inače — in all other respects
• Slovak: inak — in all other respects
• Slovene: razen tega — in all other respects
• Slovene: sicer — in all other respects
• Spanish: por lo demás — in all other respects
• Spanish: por otra parte — in all other respects
• Spanish: aparte de esto — in all other respects
• Spanish: fuera de eso — in all other respects
• Spanish: otramente — in all other respects
• Swedish: annars — in all other respects
• Swedish: i övrigt — in all other respects
• Tamil: மற்றப்படி (maṟṟappaṭi) — in all other respects
• Tamil: மற்றும்படி (maṟṟumpaṭi) — in all other respects
• Ukrainian: втім (vtim) — in all other respects
• Urdu: ورنہ (varna) — in all other respects
• Urdu: وگرنہ (vagarna) — in all other respects