Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adv. In like manner; likewise.
- adv. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- adv. Even as; as; so.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Wholly so; quite so; so.
- In like manner; likewise.
- In addition; too; further.
- As; so. See as.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adv. in addition
Etymologies
Examples
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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.
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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
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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?
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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_.
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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.
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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?
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It is also very important to note that scientists * also* were predicting Global Warming well before the 1970s.
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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
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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.
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1994 Nature Conservancy May-June 18/2 People, who scare turtles, also bring litter, which..also brings more raccoons to predate nests.
bilby commented on the word also
I don't hate tea.
Also.
April 15, 2011
yarb commented on the word also
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.
April 15, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word also
"I hate tea."
"Me also!"
April 15, 2011
bilby commented on the word also
Doesn't sound that odd to me.
April 15, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word also
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?
April 15, 2011
sarra commented on the word also
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.
June 14, 2009