Otherwise ( adverb , conjunction )

(As an adverb)

Otherwise ( adverb )

In a different or opposite way; under other circumstances; under other conditions; on the contrary.

Origin:

Middle english: from other + wise; the word originally meant "in another manner or way".

Examples:

1. He would have won the race, otherwise he was the fastest.
2. I would have gone to the party, but I had other plans otherwise.
3. I would have been able to finish the project on time, but I got sick otherwise.
4. The company would have gone bankrupt, but they found new investors otherwise.
5. I would have failed the test, but I studied hard otherwise.

(As a conjunction)

Otherwise ( conjunction )

In a different or opposite way; under other circumstances; under other conditions; on the contrary.

Origin:

Middle english: from other + wise; the word originally meant "in another manner or way".

Examples:

1. He would have won the race, otherwise he was the fastest.
2. I would have gone to the party, but I had other plans otherwise.
3. I would have been able to finish the project on time, but I got sick otherwise.
4. The company would have gone bankrupt, but they found new investors otherwise.
5. I would have failed the test, but I studied hard otherwise.