What does "elsewhere" mean?

1. (in or to another place) in, at, or to another place. 2. (a different place) a place that is not here or not the one you are talking about.

How do you use "elsewhere"?

Often functions as a 'pro-noun' for a location that is not explicitly named.

elsewhere

adv. · n.

US //ˈɛɫˌswɛɹ// UK //ˈɛlsweə// else·where

1 in or to another place (adv.)
B1 Intermediate

in, at, or to another place.

in or to another place; used to indicate a location other than the one currently being mentioned.

Example

The shop was closed, so we had to look for a gift elsewhere.

Example

If the local authorities cannot provide the necessary funding, the researchers will be forced to seek financial support elsewhere.
- somewhere else
- away
- here
- locally
2 a different place (n.)
C1 Advanced Literary Formal

a place that is not here or not the one you are talking about.

a different place or a different state of being; often used after a preposition like 'from'.

Example

She felt like she belonged in some mysterious elsewhere.

Example

The report suggests that the problems seen in this city are actually being imported from an unspecified elsewhere.

Usage

Often functions as a 'pro-noun' for a location that is not explicitly named.
- another place

Origin

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).