ALSO DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
also adv 1: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides, too, also, likewise, as well] also - udle Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) also adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eallswā, from eall all + swā so — more at so Date: before 12th century 1. likewise 1 2. in addition ; besides, too Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary also Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use also to give more information about a person or thing, or to add another relevant fact. It is the work of Ivor Roberts-Jones, who also produced the statue of Churchill in Parliament Square... He is an asthmatic who was also anaemic... She has a reputation for brilliance. Also, she is gorgeous. ADV: ADV before v, ADV with cl/group 2. You can use also to indicate that something you have just said about one person or thing is true of another person or thing. His father, also a top-ranking officer, had perished during the war... We have been working very hard, and our families have also worked hard... Not only cancer, but also heart and lung disease are influenced by smoking. ADV: ADV before v, ADV with group English Explanatory Dictionary also ˈɔ:lsəu adv. in addition; likewise; besides. øalso-ran 1 a horse or dog etc. not among the winners in a race. 2 an undistinguished person. [OE alswa (as ALL adv., SO(1))] English-Old English dictionary also Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Also \Al"so\, adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw[=a], alsw?, [ae]lsw[ae]; eal, al, [ae]l, all + sw[=a] so. See All, So, As.] 1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.] 2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. --Matt. vi. 20. 3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Also, Likewise, Too. Usage: These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, ``If you were there, I was there also;'' ``If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.'' Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, ``I was there too;'' ``a courtier yet a patriot too.'' --Pope. Likewise denotes literally ``in like manner,'' and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. ``It implies,'' says Whately, ``some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ` He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ` He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.'' This distinction, however, is often disregarded. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ALSO ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g. Ac 12:3; 1 Joh 4:21). Mt 6:14 should therefore read, "Your heavenly Father will forgive you also"; Lu 6:13, "Whom also he named apostles"; Heb 8:6, "The mediator of a better covenant also"; and 1Th 4:14, `If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also (we believe that) those who are fallen asleep in Jesus, God will bring with Him.' Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms also ad. Likewise, too, besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition, in like manner. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 46 Moby Thesaurus words for "also": above, additionally, again, all included, along, altogether, among other things, and, and all, and also, and so, as well, au reste, beside, besides, beyond, correspondingly, else, en plus, extra, farther, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, in addition, in like manner, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more, moreover, on the side, on top of, over, plus, similarly, so, still, then, therewith, to boot, too, vet, yea, yet |
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