in other words
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; 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.
- (introducing an explanation etc) to put it another way, put differently, that is to say, i.e.; see also Thesaurus:in other words
- French: autrement dit, en d'autres termes
- German: mit anderen Worten
- Italian: in altre parole
- Portuguese: em outras palavras, ou seja
- Russian: други́ми слова́ми
- Spanish: en otras palabras, o sea
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