No. 13,113 in German
anderweitig
"Elsewhere" or "otherwise."
In a sentence
Ich war anderweitig beschäftigt.
I was occupied elsewhere.
In this sentence, 'anderweitig' is used to indicate that the subject was occupied in another manner or elsewhere, implying an alternate location or context to the current focus.
Die Hilfe kam leider zu spät, da wir anderweitig Hilfe gefunden hatten.
The assistance unfortunately came too late because we had already found help elsewhere.
Here, 'anderweitig' is used to denote that the assistance was sourced through different means or from another entity other than the primary focus.
Er hat sich anderweitig informiert, bevor er die Entscheidung getroffen hat.
He gathered information elsewhere before he made the decision.
In this example, 'anderweitig' signifies that the action of gathering information took place in an alternative manner or location beyond the usual or main method.
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