1. In
like manner; likewise.
2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in
sky . . . For where your treasure is,
there will your
heart be also." (Matt. Vi. 20)
3. Even as; as; so.
Synonym: Also, Likewise, Too.
These words are used by
way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to other. 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 much sources of enjoyment." Too is simply smaller formal and
pointed than also; it marks the
transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was
there too;" "a courtier
yet a patriot too." . 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 speak, ' He is a poet, and likewise a musician; '
but we must not speak, ' He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because
there is no
natural connection between these qualities." This distinction, however, is often disregarded.
Origin: All + so. OE. Al so, AS. Ealswa, alsw, aelswae; eal, al, ael, all + swa so. See All, So, As.
Source: Websters Vocabulary