else

adjective
/ɛls/

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Example

“The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?”

Related words

what else is new

Example sentences

“Did I have them confused with someone else?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Perhaps you have me confused with someone else.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“No one else was brave enough to speak.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "elles" (other, otherwise, different).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “else” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.