also
Syllables: al·soUK/ˈɔːl.səʊ//ˈɔl.soʊ/
also adverb: in addition; besides; as well; further; too.
Adverb
also (not comparable)
- In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.
- Also common are languages, like Latin, with a three-way distinction (proximal, medial and distal).
- To the same degree or extent; so, as.
- […] thereupon the queen's majesty […] did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]c. 1709, John Strype, Annals of the Reformation and Establishment of Religion
Conjunction
also
- and in addition
- It's a pretty dog, also loyal.
also meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Tagalog
also in Hindi
- in addition; too; besides; as well; further;
- भी bhī
also in Urdu
- in addition; too; besides; as well; further;
- بھی bhī
also in Nepali
- in addition; too; besides; as well; further;
- पनि pani
also in Tagalog
- in addition; too; besides; as well; further;
- din, rin
More languagesFewer languages
- also in Arabic
- أَيْضًا ʔayḍan, كَذٰلِكَ ka-ḏālika, بِالمِثْل bi-l-miṯl
- also in Malay
- juga
- also in Indonesian
- juga, pula
- also in Persian
- نیز niz, هم ham, همچنین hamčenin
- also in Thai
- ด้วย dûai, ก็ gɔ̂
- also in Vietnamese
- cũng
- also in Myanmar
- လည်း lany:
Examples of also in a sentence
- When you withdraw yor forces, we shall also withdraw ours.
- The subject of denoting is of very great importance, not only in logic and mathematics, but also in the theory of knowledge.1905, Bertrand Russell, On Denoting:
- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The...
Synonyms of also
Origin of also
From Middle English also, alswo, alswa (also als(e), as, whence English as), from Old English eallswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to all + so. Cognate with Scots alsa, alswa (“also, even so, in the same way, as, as well”), Saterland Frisian also (“accordingly, therefore, thus”), West Frisian alsa (“so, just so, even so, thus”), Old Saxon alsō (“similarly, as if, just as, when”), Dutch alzo (“so, thus”), German also (“so, thus”), Danish altså (“so”), Norwegian Bokmål altså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus”), Norwegian Nynorsk altso (“so, accordingly, therefore, thus”), Swedish alltså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then”). Doublet of as. More at all, so.
Words formed from also
- also known as
- also-ran
- not only … but also
Phrases with also
Questions about also
- What does also mean?
- Also means in addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- What is also in Hindi?
- Also in Hindi is भी (bhī). See Also meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use also in a sentence?
- When you withdraw yor forces, we shall also withdraw ours.
- What part of speech is also?
- Also can be an adverb or a conjunction.
- How do you pronounce also?
- Also is pronounced /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ (UK).
Words near also in the dictionary
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