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ˈlaɪkˌwaɪzlike·wise
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Princeton's WordNet
similarly, likewiseadverb
in like or similar manner
"He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson
besides, too, also, likewise, as welladverb
in addition
"he has a Mercedes, too"
alike, likewiseadverb
equally
"parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"
Wiktionary
likewiseadverb
In a similar manner.
Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.
likewiseadverb
also; moreover; too.
Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.
likewiseadverb
The same to you; .
It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. uE000128405uE001 Likewise, Mr Thompson.
Etymology: Shortened from in like wise; equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Likewiseadverb
In like manner; also; moreover; too.
Etymology: like and wise.
Jesus said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. Mat. xxi. 24.
So was it in the decay of the Roman empire, and likewise in the empire of Almaigne, after Charles the Great, every bird taking a feather. Francis Bacon, Essays.
Spirit of vitriol poured to pure unmixed serum, coagulates it as if it had been boiled. Spirit of sea-salt makes a perfect coagulation of the serum likewise, but with some different phænomena. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
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likewise
Likewise is an adverb that means in the same manner, in a similar way, or in a corresponding way. It is used to indicate that something is true or applicable to someone or something mentioned previously, or to compare and relate two or more situations or actions.
Webster Dictionary
Likewisenoun
in like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also
Etymology: [See Wise, n.]
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British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'likewise' in Adverbs Frequency: #398
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of likewise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of likewise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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I congratulate all of you on the completion of building this energy bridge which has tied Crimea to Russia, we managed to break through the energy blockade of Crimea within a brief period of time, and we will likewise do away with any other blockade against Russia, should someone wish to test us again.
With increasing distance from the source, the role of inhalation likewise increases, although infections through inhalation at distances greater than six feet from an infectious source are less likely than at closer distances, the phenomenon has been repeatedly documented under certain preventable circumstances.
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An apprentice carpenter may want only a hammer and saw, but a master craftsman employs many precision tools. Computer programming likewise requires sophisticated tools to cope with the complexity of real applications, and only practice with these tools will build skill in their use.
Russian efforts to interfere in our political system, and the essential question of whether those efforts involved the President Donald Trump campaign, required investigation. In that investigation, it was critical for us( and, before us, the FBI) to obtain full and accurate information. Likewise, it was critical for Congress to obtain accurate information from its witnesses. When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government's efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable. It may ultimately impede those efforts.
Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires and likewise a weighing of relative social values.
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- كذلكArabic
- също такаBulgarian
- podobněCzech
- i lige mådeDanish
- ebenso, ähnlich, ebenfalls, gleichfallsGerman
- επίσηςGreek
- igualmente, similarmenteSpanish
- samoinFinnish
- somuleiðisFaroese
- également, de même, idem, pareillementFrench
- mar an ceudnaScottish Gaelic
- sömuleiðisIcelandic
- ugualmente, similarmente, idem, allo stesso modo, altrettantoItalian
- כך גםHebrew
- 同様, そちらこそJapanese
- 마찬가지로Korean
- waihokiMāori
- eveneens, insgelijks, evenzo, op gelijkaardige wijzeDutch
- i like måteNorwegian
- igualmente, similarmentePortuguese
- аналоги́чно, подо́бным о́бразом, и ва́м того́ же, та́к же, подо́бно, взаи́мно, и тебе́ того́ жеRussian
- likaledes, detsammaSwedish
- இதேபோல்Tamil
- aynen, keza, bilmukabeleTurkish
- גם־אַתּםYiddish
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