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everyone else

fixed phr..
A2 Elementary Oxford

fixed phr.. All the other people, not including you or the person you are talking about.

fixed phr.. A pronoun phrase referring to all people within a given context, excluding the person or people already mentioned or implied.


SIMPLE

Everyone else is waiting for us.

CONTEXTUAL

I finished my work early, but everyone else was still busy at their desks.

COMPLEX

She felt a profound sense of alienation, as if she perceived the world on a different frequency from everyone else.

Usage

Used to refer to all other people in a group, excluding a specific person or people already mentioned.

Teaching tip

Contrast with 'someone else' (an unspecified other person) and 'anyone else' (any single other person) to clarify the scope of 'everyone' (all others).

Pitfall

Everyone else are coming.Everyone else is coming.'Everyone' is a singular pronoun, so it takes a singular verb like 'is'.

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