elsewhere

Definition

Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere."
• "These particular trees are not to be found elsewhere."
• "Oh, had we some bright little isle of our own, / In a blue summer ocean far off and alone; / [...] / Where simply to feel that we breathe, that we live, / Is worth the best joys that life elsewhere can give."