also en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑlt.soʊ/
- /ˈɔl.so/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɔlt.soʊ/ (US, nonstandard)
- /ˈɔl.soʊ/ (US) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈɑl.soʊ/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔːl.soː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈɔːɫ.so(ː)] (Canada)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Proto-Indo-European *swéder.? Proto-Germanic *swa Proto-West Germanic *swā Proto-West Germanic *allswā Old English eallswā Middle English also English 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.
Meanings
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(conjunctive, focus, not-comparable) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
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:Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.
When you withdraw yor forces, we shall also withdraw ours.
Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. 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 Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:Also common are languages, like Latin, with a three-way distinction (proximal, medial and distal).
Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
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(not-comparable, obsolete) 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:
Deriveds
not only … but also · also known as · also-ran
Synonyms
Translations (252)
ia alsi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · jv uga (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ang ēac (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · acw برضه (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ceb pod (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sh također (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sc puru (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fo eisini (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nn dessutan (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · yue 也 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · acw كَمَان (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cy hefyd (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sk aj (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · eo ankaŭ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cmn 還 /还 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tg инчунин (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kmr herwiha (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fr aussi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · dng е (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ro și (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · aho 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bcl man (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · yue 都 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fo við (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nl eveneens (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · az də (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tg ҳамчунин (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nb dertil (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lmo anca (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gur mẽ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · aeb زِادَة (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ga freisin (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nl tevens (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nds-de ok (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nrf itou (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · li ooch (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · vi cũng (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · li ouch (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sw pia (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · io anke (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kmr jî (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uz shuningdek (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · az həmçinin (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · es eso mismo (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · an tamien (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ug مۇ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · et samuti (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hu ugyancsak (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · oc tanben (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · id pula (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · zea ok (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mn мөн (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ko 역시 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · it anche (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ru та́кже (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · et ühtlasi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sh такође (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nn au (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ko 또 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · se maiddái (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pl też (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mfe osi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uz ham (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ne पनि (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hu szintén (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · dsb teke (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · th ก็ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tk hem (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · arz برضه (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · se -ge (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lad tambien (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pdt uk (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fit kansa (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · zdj na (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · el επίσης (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mt anke (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · vec anca (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tr hem (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fi myös (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gl tamén (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fa همچنین (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tg низ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nds-de auk (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · qu utaq (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · izh tože (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · be такса́ма (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bg съ́що (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ext tamién (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · yue 亦 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ga leis (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pdc aa (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kk де (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gd mar an ceudna (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sc fintzas (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fax tamén (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · es asimismo (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sl túdi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kaw waneh (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ja にも (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uk тако́ж (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kk да (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lt taip pat (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fi -kin (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ltg taipoš (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mk ка́ко и (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fa هم (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ka ასევე (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tl rin (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tl din (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ar أَيْضًا (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sco alsua (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · la etiam (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ajp برضه (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nn også (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nb også (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ja さらに (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · it in aggiunta (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · esh جی (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fy ek (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ro de asemenea (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · grc καί (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sh takođe (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mk и́сто та́ка (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sc fintzas (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · th ด้วย (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ln mpé (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ka აგრეთვე (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ug ھەمدە (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cdo 也 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ruo anke (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ia anque (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌺 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sh такођер (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nan-hbl 也 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ast tamién (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gsw au (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ca també (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · am ደግሞ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cic ano̠wa' (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ky дагы (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · it inoltre (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ug يەنە (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hy նույնպես (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · xdq цамбя́хъил (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nn òg (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tr ayrıca (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · got 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kmr hem (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · af ook (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ln lokóla (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sdn puru (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · dlm anca (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sc finas (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tr da (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · yi אויך (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · is líka (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lo ກໍ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · twf hóbo (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lv tāpat (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · arz كمان (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ms juga (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · de auch (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uk теж (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ur بھی (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · id juga (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · csb téż (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ka დამატებით (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nan-hbl 嘛 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · izh kera (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ko 또한 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bg съ́що така́ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cmn 以及 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gd cuideachd (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lo ດອມ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ro încă (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ga fosta (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hy նաև (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ia etiam (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · he גַּם (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nl ook (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tg ҳам (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · kk сондай-ақ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uga 𐎀𐎔 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sv också (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sv likaså (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lo ດ້ວຍ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · la quoque (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hu is (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fr également (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ar كَذٰلِكَ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ar بِالمِثْل (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · afb بعد (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sco alswa (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mfe ousi (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bar aa (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mos me (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cs také (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bn -ও (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sq edhe (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · se maid (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · rup anaghiore (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mi hoki (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · txb rano (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ngh gǀoe (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pl także (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cmn 也 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lad tambyen (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · km ក៏ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ist anca (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cmn 亦 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · bo ཡང (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sdn sina (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nv ałdóʼ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · et ka (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fur ancje (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ajp كَمَان (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · gmw-ecg aah (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · frr uk (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · miq sin (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pt também (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ltg taipat (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · es también (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · lv arī (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nb dessuten (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · fa نیز (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · pl również (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · hi भी (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · da også (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nap pure (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nrf étout (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ja も (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sk tiež (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sdc finamènta (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · uk так са́мо (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · nv dóʼ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · apw dóʼ (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ja また (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ka -ც (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sc puru (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · li ouk (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ru то́же (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · mt ukoll (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ia tamben (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tt дә (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ga chomh maith (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · sq gjithashtu (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · cmn 並 /并 (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · ky да (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · tr de (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · it altresì (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · my လည်း (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; ) · br ivez (in addition; too; besides; as well; further; )