Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. In the same way; similarly: "Some have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil” ( Samuel Johnson).
- adv. As well; also.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In like manner; moreover; also; too.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a similar manner.
- adv. also; moreover; too.
- adv. The same to you; used as a response.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In like manner; also; moreover; too. See also.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in addition
- adv. in like or similar manner
- adv. equally.
Examples
““Will quarters appropriate to the title likewise be issued me?””
“The old Baron, -- for of this title likewise he could boast, since he had poured a great sum into the”
“Universals arise merely from our making use of one and the same idea in thinking of all individual objects between which there subsists a certain likeness; and when we comprehend all the objects represented by this idea under one name, this term likewise becomes universal.”
“There is also in those countreis a fruit called Gwynethes which is likewise a Welsh word.”
“Likewise resolution to apologize must be made by the King of Spain & the royal colonial rulers on their past actions during its occupation Mexico, the Philippines, and other colonized territories; likewise from the Japs (Japanese Imperial Army + Emperor of Japan) to the citizenry and their ascendants.”
“NOLA #4 displays the same level of potential as the rest of the series and, likewise, is similarly disappointing.”
“That I assign zero value to the freedom of racists to discriminate on the basis of race in employment or public accommodations likewise is not the conclusion I arrive at after a deductive argument, but instead is an assertion of what my values are.”
“I shall not be able to side with you openly, and, no matter what indignities may be put upon me, you are to remain likewise silent.”
“Chastain will be his ex-wife, “a former rodeo queen who likewise is a homicide detective and also determined to the find the killers, with or without his help.””
“Conservative', likewise, is not a negative term, though the way the Republicans interpret it, it is.”
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