elsewhere
/ˌelsˈweə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌelsˈwer/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈel(t)s-ˌ(h)wer/ (ame, mw)
elsewhere — adverb
1. referring to a place other than the one being discussed or where someone is now
referring to a place other than the one being discussed or where someone is now — for example, looking for work in a different city, or finding what you need on another page of a book.
Mei could not find her keys anywhere in the house, so she began searching elsewhere.
verb of searching + elsewhere
The art museum was closed, so the class went elsewhere for their trip.
verb of movement + elsewhere
Leila was unhappy with her role and decided to look for work elsewhere.
If the restaurant is full, we can eat elsewhere — there is a noodle shop nearby.
Ravi wrote his name in box one and the date elsewhere on the form.
- somewhere else
more common in informal speech; means the same but is two words
- someplace else
chiefly American English, conversational
- in another place
more literal and explicit, used in explanatory contexts
- otherwhere
archaic or poetic; very rare in modern use
- here
the speaker's current location
- in this place
more formal antonym
文法句型
verb + elsewhere
elsewhere in/on + noun phrase
用法筆記
Unlike 'somewhere else', 'elsewhere' is one word and does not need a preposition before it: use 'go elsewhere', not 'go to elsewhere'. It appears frequently in both formal writing and everyday speech.