ALSO

besides, too, also, likewise, as well

(adverb) in addition; “he has a Mercedes, too”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

also (not comparable)

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete) To the same degree or extent; so, as. [14th-15th c.]

Synonyms

• too

• eke

• as well

Usage notes

The adverb also can go in various places within a sentence, with minimal change of meaning.

The golf courses are excellent. Also, the tennis courts are fantastic.

The golf courses are excellent and the tennis courts are fantastic also.

Not only are the golf courses excellent but also the tennis courts are fantastic.

There are not just excellent golf courses here. There are also fantastic tennis courts.

Anagrams

• ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, Salo, loas, salo, soal, sola

Source: Wiktionary


Al"so, adv. & conj. Etym: [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealswa, alsw, ælswæ; eal, al, æl, all + swa 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. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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