Dictionary

as well en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /æzwɛl/
• [æˑzˈwɛːɫ]
• (Australia) audio
• /əzˈwɛl/
• /æzˈwɛl/

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) In addition; also.
   • Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella as well.
2. (not-comparable) To the same effect.
   • They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.
   • There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of the female liver. 1898, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Women and Economics:
3. (South-Africa, not-comparable) Me too.
4. (UK, colloquial, not-comparable) An intensifier. Actually; really.
   • ―Would you though? ―I would as well.
   • ―She looks so much like her mum, don't you think? ―Oh my god, she does as well!
   • ―Good morning Mr Brown! ―Good morning! I see you've got little Molly [pet dog] out for a stroll as well!

Forms

Coordinates

no less (also or equally)

Deriveds

may as well · as well as · might as well

Synonyms

additionally · too · in the bargain

Translations (92)

ga fosta (in addition, also) · ko 그럴 바에 (to the same effect) · is líka (in addition, also) · ja も (in addition, also) · fi myös (in addition, also) · pl też (in addition, also) · fi aivan sama (to the same effect) · es ansimismo (disused) (in addition, also) · fr aussi (in addition, also) · tr de (in addition, also) · el επίσης (in addition, also) · de auch (in addition, also) · id juga (in addition, also) · fi lisäksi (in addition, also) · uk теж (to the same effect) · et ka (in addition, also) · cs také (in addition, also) · da også (in addition, also) · mg ihany koa (to the same effect) · ca així com (in addition, also) · el κιόλας (in addition, also) · sv också (in addition, also) · ca també (in addition, also) · ga leis (in addition, also) · et samuti (in addition, also) · ko 또한 (in addition, also) · et samahästi (to the same effect) · ka ასევე (to the same effect) · txb rano (in addition, also) · vec anca (in addition, also) · ka აგრეთვე (in addition, also) · ga chomh maith (in addition, also) · cs rovněž (in addition, also) · ga freisin (in addition, also) · ar أَيْضًا (in addition, also) · nl net zo goed (to the same effect) · uk теж (in addition, also) · tr da (in addition, also) · da lige så godt (to the same effect) · izh tože (in addition, also) · ko -도 (in addition, also) · gd a cheart cho math (to the same effect) · fur ancje (in addition, also) · ka აგრეთვე (to the same effect) · pl równie dobrze (to the same effect) · it allo stesso modo (to the same effect) · uk ще (in addition, also) · cs též (in addition, also) · es además (in addition, also) · uk так са́мо (to the same effect) · es también (in addition, also) · bg също добре (to the same effect) · fi -hän (to the same effect) · eo ankaŭ (in addition, also) · no også (in addition, also) · ko 역시 (in addition, also) · fr tout aussi bien (to the same effect) · pl także (in addition, also) · nrf étout (in addition, also) · fi yhtä hyvin (to the same effect) · fr aussi bien (to the same effect) · pdt uk (in addition, also) · fo eisini (in addition, also) · it anche (in addition, also) · ru та́кже (in addition, also) · ka -ც (in addition, also) · fi samalla vaivalla (to the same effect) · dlm anca (in addition, also) · fi -han (to the same effect) · he כמו (in addition, also) · ca igualment (to the same effect) · nl ook (in addition, also) · bg също (in addition, also) · es asimismo (in addition, also) · izh kera (in addition, also) · af ook (in addition, also) · fi -kin (in addition, also) · ru хоть ... (to the same effect) · pt também (in addition, also) · af ook (to the same effect) · ist anca (in addition, also) · uk тако́ж (in addition, also) · ka ასევე (in addition, also) · de sowie (in addition, also) · cmn 都 (in addition, also) · nv dóʼ (in addition, also) · de genauso gut (to the same effect) · ru хоть ... (to the same effect) · sv likaså (in addition, also) · egy mi-t*t:Y1 (in addition, also) · gd cuideachd (in addition, also) · nrf itou (in addition, also)