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in other words

in other words prepositional phrase: stated or interpreted another way; phrased differently Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; phrased differently Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.
    • He has another appointment on Thursday. In other words, I don't think he'll be attending your gathering.
    • On Tuesday evening he sent a message to the office of the Stamford paper, requesting that, as the "mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain,"—or, in other words, that the printer would call upon him, and receive an order for executing some hand-bills announcing Mr....1809 July, “LINCOLNSHIRE.”, in The Universal Magazine (New Series), volume XII, number LXVIII, page 78, column 1
    Synonyms:
    to put it another way, put differently, that is to say, i.e.

in other words meaning in Urdu, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

in other words in Urdu

in other words, meaning
یعنی yā'nī

in other words in Tagalog

stated or interpreted another way
alalaong baga'y, sa ibang salita

in other words in Arabic

stated or interpreted another way
وَبِعِبَارَة أُخْرَى wa-bi-ʕibāra ʔuḵrā

in other words in Indonesian

stated or interpreted another way
dengan kata lain
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in other words in Persian
به عبارت دیگر
in other words in Vietnamese
nói cách khác

Synonyms of in other words

Origin of in other words

Compare various calques such as Spanish en otras palabras, Portuguese em outras palavras, French en d'autres termes and Italian in altre parole.

Questions about in other words

What does in other words mean?
In other words means stated or interpreted another way; phrased differently Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.
What is in other words in Urdu?
In other words in Urdu is یعنی (yā'nī). See In other words meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is in other words?
In other words is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in other words in the dictionary

  1. in order for
  2. in order that
  3. in order to
  4. in ordinary
  5. in other news
  6. in other words
  7. in otherwords
  8. in pairs
  9. in pampers
  10. in parallel
  11. in pari materia

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