otherwise engaged
busy doing something else
otherwise
UK /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ US /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/
adv 3adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
better, busy, correct, digital, done, hard, late, little
The instructions were correct, but everything would have been otherwise difficult without their help.
VERB + OTHERWISE
go, hold, hurry, pipe, pretend, sell, studied, think
If you don't hurry otherwise you'll miss the last bus home tonight.
OTHERWISE + NOUN
you'll
Otherwise you'll regret not taking that job offer when you had the chance.
PREP.
down, on, than, up
If you don't study hard, your grades will suffer, otherwise you might get into a good university.
ADV.
once, quite
If you don't water the plants regularly, they'll quite otherwise struggle to survive through summer.
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