otherwhere
/ˈə-t͟hər-ˌ(h)wer/ (ame, mw)
otherwhere — adverb
1. in or to another place, rather than here or the place already being discussed
in or to another place, rather than here or the place already being discussed
Jason found the missing glove otherwhere, tucked behind the kitchen clock.
otherwhere after a verb of finding
After the flood, Mira's family chose to build otherwhere on higher ground.
move or settle otherwhere after leaving a place
The answer was otherwhere, not in the notes on Feng's desk.
When the shop closed, Lakan went otherwhere to buy fresh bread.
The birds settled otherwhere once the noisy trucks reached the field.
- elsewhere
the normal modern word for the same idea
- somewhere else
more conversational and less literary
- away
less precise because it does not always point to another place
- here
points to this place rather than a different one
文法句型
be + otherwhere
go/move + otherwhere
用法筆記
This word is rare and literary. In everyday modern English, people usually say 'elsewhere' instead.