elsewhere

adverb

else·​where ˈel(t)s-ˌ(h)wer 

: in or to another place

took my business elsewhere

Examples of elsewhere in a Sentence

The angry customer said he would take his business elsewhere.

Elsewhere in the same book she gives another date.

The parts are produced elsewhere.

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of the sightings have taken place in New Jersey, but there are also reports from New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts and elsewhere. —Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

Iran passed supplies through Syria to Hezbollah, in neighboring Lebanon, and used it to gather its multinational, mostly Shiite armies of militants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

But a closer look at the presidential election results in Illinois shows that a significant number of the state’s Democratic voters also had their focus elsewhere — though not on Trump. —Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024

After that plan was scrapped because the buses were needed elsewhere at that time, Ms. Dillard turned to PiggyBack Network. —Jeff McMurray, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English elleswher, going back to Old English elles hwær — more at else entry 1, where entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing elsewhere

• take one's business elsewhere

Kids Definition

elsewhere

adverb

else·​where ˈels-ˌ(h)we(ə)r 

-ˌ(h)wa(ə)r

: in or to another place

took my business elsewhere