d'ailleurs

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word d'ailleurs. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word d'ailleurs, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say d'ailleurs in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word d'ailleurs you have here. The definition of the word d'ailleurs will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofd'ailleurs, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Pronunciation

Adverb

d’ailleurs

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de,‎ ailleurs.: from elsewhere
    Je ne suis pas allemande, je viens d’ailleurs.I'm not German, I come from somewhere else.
  2. furthermore, moreover
    Synonyms: de plus, d’autre part, en outre
    • 1931, Ludovic Naudeau, La France se regarde : Le Problème de la natalité, Paris: Librairie Hachette:
      Cet enfant unique est d’ailleurs élevé très mal : un enfant gâté, dorloté, pourri d’égoïsme.
      This only child is moreover raised very badly: a spoiled, pampered child, rotten with selfishness.
  3. by the way, by the by, about that
    Synonyms: au fait, à propos

Usage notes