Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. In addition; besides.
- adv. Likewise; too: If you will stay, I will also.
- conj. And in addition: It's a pretty cat, also friendly.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. obsolete In like manner; likewise.
- adv. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- adv. obsolete Even as; as; so.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in addition
Etymologies
- From Middle English also, alswo, alswa, (also alse, als, as > English as), from Old English ealswā, eallswā ("completely so, additionally, just as, just so, even as, even so, as, as if, so, so as, likewise, also; likewise, in just the same way"), equivalent to all + so. Cognate with Scots alsa, alswa ("also, even so, in the same way, as, as well"), 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"), Swedish alltså ("so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then"). Compare also Swedish också ("also, too, as well") and Albanian aq sa ("as much as"), compound of aq ("as much") and sa ("how much, so, as"). See all, so, as. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English ealswā : eall, all; see al-3 in Indo-European roots + swā, so; see so1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I would also point out that thinks like unrestricted private enterprise *also* made this country great, but last I checked you were still a Democrat.”
“A judge who says “this is unconstitutional, but you know, the people voted for it” should also be condemned–as the state and U.S. Constitutions are *also* a reflection of the will of the people.”
California Legislature Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law; Schwarzenegger hints he’ll veto
“Whence was this also, that when she had told me this vision, and I would fain bend it to mean, That she rather should not despair of being one day what I was; she presently, without any hesitation, replies: No; for it was not told me that, where he, there thou also; but where thou, there he also?”
“For, from henceforth, if _a man take thy coat, let him take thy cloak also; if he will compel thee to go with him one mile, go two; if he strike thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also_.”
“It is only when the adaptations happen to be distinctive of the first (or lowest) of these taxonomic divisions, that the theory which accounts for _these_ adaptations accounts also for the forms which present them, -- i.e. becomes _also_ a theory of the origin of species.”
“Since εὐθέως is not found in the xiith or the xiiith chapters of this same Gospel, — nor πάλιν in the ist, vith, ixth, or xiiith chapter, — (for the sufficient reason that _neither word is wanted in any of those places_,) — what possible “suspiciousness” can be supposed to result from the absence of both words from the xvith chapter also, where _also_ neither of them is wanted?”
“It is also very important to note that scientists * also* were predicting Global Warming well before the 1970s.”
“i love that the kitchen you work in is so inquisitive..i also i like the fact that your chef will actually make you stuff if you ask him..cool stuff at that..also i wish i had a better camera, like yours...that deep fried cheesecake will haunt my dreams in the most delectable way possible even though i havent tasted it”
“also a stigma and bad feeling towards drug users but every one of them is also somebody's son or somebody's daughter and mothers need to know their children are being looked after by someone who isn't judging them.”
“1994 Nature Conservancy May-June 18/2 People, who scare turtles, also bring litter, which..also brings more raccoons to predate nests.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘also’.
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EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
about, above, across, after, afterwards, again, against, all, almost, alone, along, already and 291 more...
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stuff and things
so there's this boy, hes a new boy, not the same as t..., and he says he li..., but i dont know t..., hes a bit of a la..., but i think i lik..., but, maybe thats just ..., who knows, the problem is, that he has a gir... and 68 more...
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agreement
in the first place, not only ... but ..., as a matter of fact, in like manner, in addition, coupled with, in the same fashi..., first, second, third, in the light of, not to mention, to say nothing of, equally important and 22 more...
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Resident Pipsiculturalist Makes Huge ...
See comments on pipsiculture and homosexuality, which have nothing to do with each other except that I read comments on them at around the same time on the same day.
See also the list ...heterosexuality, homosexuality, agriculture, argumentative, that, article, thus, make, do, the, interesting, like and 106 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
niglets, aw, flakey, shiznit, thatch, sexy, bummers, hotty, eargasms, ratchetry, weird, fab and 593 more... -
The braggadocio recipe
A selection of English* words ending with a vowel (except "y", "ea", ie", "ee", "oo", "ea", "ou") that is REALLY pronounced.
My favorite English words, by the way.
The good twin of The ...braggadocio, recipe, encyclopedia, solo, gnu, flu, maybe, apocope, mini, arrhythmia, folio, stereo and 197 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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The Old English Influence
Modern English words impacted by and descended from Old English.
a, aback, abaft, abide, about, above, abode, accursed, accurst, ache, acknowledge, acorn and 109 more...
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Permutations
There are 17576 different sequences of three letters (26 x 26 x 26). How many of them occur in words? General rules of engagement: mononyms only, lower case preferred to upper case, short preferred...
aaargh, niqaabi, Isaac, raad, baaed, haaf, laager, aah, kamaaina, Naajaat, aak, aalii and 637 more...
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faux amis
Words which mean something different in another language.
gift, rat, handy, puff, mist, bald, bad, tripper, qualm, slip, fast, art and 57 more...
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my German needs watering
this list is now a hotchpotch of parts that are embedded deep in my brain, parts that I ought to remember and parts that I do remember just about, with no real way to tell between them
nicht wahr, echt, gern geschehen, wichtig, anderthalb, stunden, also, woche, jetzt, nur, auch, noch and 15 more...
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Encyclopædia Lagomorphica
Wordies help Prolagus understand some English words and idioms.
homeland, apparent, cookie vs biscuit, nullipara, c-o vs care of vs..., rear, quite, advisor, prof., streetlamp, jank, garret and 18 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for also.
bilby I don't hate tea.
Also. Apr 14, 2011
yarb Yeah, I've heard a few people use it like that. It's not a regional thing as far as I'm aware, more like an affectation. Apr 14, 2011
Prolagus "I hate tea."
"Me also!" Apr 14, 2011
bilby Doesn't sound that odd to me. Apr 14, 2011
Prolagus A South African friend of mine uses also in a different way than any other native English speaker I have ever talked to: at the end of a sentence, where most English speakers would use "too" or "as well".
e.g. I would like to come out for dinner also (where 'also' refers to the speaker)
Does anybody know if it is a South African thing? Apr 14, 2011
sarra file under: German words that crop up when I try to speak another language. is a wonderful all-purpose word, although the French donc may have taken its place recently. Jun 14, 2009