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You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows the bad thing that would happen if the first clause doesn't happen. You need the proper license. Otherwise you can't do business. You use otherwise to connect two clauses where the second clause shows what would have happened if the first clause hadn't happened. I missed the bus. Otherwise, I would have been here earlier. If you think or say otherwise, you don't agree. She says we should put him in piano lessons, but I think otherwise. apart from something else She has some cuts, but is otherwise fine. He just had to wash the dishes. Otherwise, everything was done.

otherwise

in other respects or ways he is otherwise normal the funds are not otherwise available an otherwise hopeless situation (= differently, other than) in another and different manner very soon you will know differently she thought otherwise there is no way out other than the fire escape other than as supposed or expected the outcome was otherwise

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Simple sentences

Now that I am a teacher, I think otherwise.
Run fast, otherwise you will miss the bus.
Mother decided otherwise.
You have to wait until it gets cold, otherwise you will get burnt.
Pipe down, otherwise you will be hauled out.
He is a little slow, but otherwise he is a good student.
It is otherwise correct.
We must leave the hotel before 10 a.m., otherwise we will miss the train for Miami.
Some are wise, some are otherwise.
Some are wise and some are otherwise.
I think otherwise.
I went at once; otherwise I should have missed him.
I thought it was a good book, but Jim thought otherwise.
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late.
I was ill, otherwise I would have attended the meeting.
Hurry up, otherwise you'll be late for lunch.
Otherwise we will have to cancel this order.
Now that I'm a grownup, I think otherwise.
Furthermore, experiments were never carried out against the rules but were performed always well within them - otherwise they would not be recognized as experiments at all.
Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.
I'm busy today, otherwise I would accept.

Movie subtitles

Otherwise, a person like our Young Master wouldn't fall for her.
Otherwise, nothing you do can help you escape from these circumstances.
Otherwise, can you tell him to stop with the songs and the texts and the skywriting?
Otherwise things can get a bit. whiffy.
Yes, well, I'm otherwise spoken for.
You and your daughter both told me that you were together the night of your wife's death, but I've since learned otherwise from Mr. Humphries.
Help me, otherwise there will be problems with my wife.
The Fool informed me otherwise.
Please help me, otherwise you condemn me to a sad end.
Otherwise, Peter, I will despair!
The Little Fellow knew otherwise.
Make sure you all wear white bands on your sleeves, - otherwise there will be a mess.
It's good that the barrel is aimed towards the enemy, - otherwise a tragedy could have happened.
We're lucky that the connections to the French side are well sealed off. Otherwise, the gas would've reached our side in no time.
No one must ever know, otherwise Hadj Hamou will kill my son and I.
He thought he'd seen the dawn of the Arab Kingdom. History decided otherwise.
If you think otherwise, you're kidding yourself.
The Little Fellow knew otherwise, How dare that cad mention her name so lightly?
Otherwise.
Otherwise just don't ask him.
Otherwise, we'll all lose our positions.
I could not live happily otherwise.
Otherwise, you wouldn't think about my reputation.
Otherwise, I will call the police.
Otherwise none of us could stand life.
Otherwise, I wouldn't put myself in your hands. - with a murder charge hanging over me.
Otherwise, the lout will be all night getting there.
Otherwise she fades.
Otherwise, I would have never done something so stupid.
Otherwise, Korea will experience much more sanctions.
I DIDN'T DO IT. YES, YOU DID. OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE.
Otherwise you'll always feel like it wasn't your wedding.
Otherwise we will lose our seats!
You don't love me, otherwise you would not lie to me!
Please. We have to be back in the theatre by 6:00. Otherwise, we'll all lose our positions.
In the first place, no newspaper, reputable or otherwise, would buy it, because if they printed it, I could take their shirt for libel.
Otherwise it wouldn't have been amusing.
Otherwise, I wouldn't put myself in your hands.

News and current affairs

We kill other species not because we must, but because we are too negligent to do otherwise.
Otherwise, bank runs and debt panics will be rampant.
Tailoring financial products for diaspora communities could attract resources for investment, while reinforcing migrants' ties - economic and otherwise - to their home countries.
Otherwise, speculation on member states' national debt will persist, keeping borrowing costs at levels that are inconsistent with the conditions required to sustain economic recovery.
It's hard to know when the next shock will hit, or what form it will take; otherwise, it wouldn't be a shock.
Otherwise, we're experiencing a wonderful Cup in Germany, in terms of both sportsmanship and the overall atmosphere.
It is tempting to believe that renewable energy sources are responsible for emissions reductions, but the numbers clearly say otherwise.
Otherwise, it runs the risk of renewed chaos and violence, but this time in a more destabilized region, as Pakistan's current problems demonstrate.
Of course, Greenspan's behavior meant that under his watch, the economy performed better than it otherwise would have.
While it meant that American banks were not hit as hard as they would otherwise, America's bad lending practices have had global effects.
Would Russia otherwise have dared to threaten to re-direct its nuclear missiles at European cities?
Otherwise, the Lisbon Strategy could merely empower an inefficient bureaucracy, rather than boosting the EU's democratic legitimacy.
In part, this is because creditors would otherwise stop extending credit and demand repayment at the first sign of trouble.
Otherwise, the country's impoverishment will continue to deplete its middle class and lead many young and capable professionals to emigrate.
When Sarkozy, who otherwise has such finely tuned media instincts, protests that he's no different from any other man, he comes dangerously close to confusing the office and the person of the president.
Otherwise, Latin America may well prove to be Europe's next missed business opportunity.
As a result, post-crisis economies are far more vulnerable to shocks and prone to relapses than might otherwise be the case.
But it is wishful thinking to believe that they can be persuaded to act otherwise by international declarations that lack enforcement mechanisms.
Notice that most of these measures are actually aimed at reducing damage - for example, climate change, military conflict, and financial crime - that otherwise results from rich countries' conduct.
To believe and behave otherwise would lead to regional chaos.
Witness how otherwise sensible adults are reduced to nervously grinning sycophants when they are granted the privilege of touching an extended royal hand.
But Europe should move more decisively in this direction. Otherwise, speculation on member states' national debt will persist, keeping borrowing costs at levels that are inconsistent with the conditions required to sustain economic recovery.
Both McCain and Obama possess impressive hard-power political and organizational skills; otherwise, they would not be where they are today.

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