Definitions for likewise
ˈlaɪkˌwaɪzlike·wise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. besides, too, also, likewise, as welladverb

   in addition

   "he has a Mercedes, too"

3. alike, likewiseadverb

   equally

   "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. likewiseadverb

   In a similar manner.

   Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.

2. likewiseadverb

   also; moreover; too.

   Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.

3. likewiseadverb

   The same to you; .

   It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. uE000128405uE001 Likewise, Mr Thompson.

4. Etymology: Shortened from in like wise; equivalent to.

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1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Likewisenoun

   in like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also

2. Etymology: [See Wise, n.]

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1. likewise

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British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'likewise' in Adverbs Frequency: #398

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for likewise »

1. wiselike

How to pronounce likewise?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say likewise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of likewise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of likewise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of likewise in a Sentence

1. Geoff Porter:

   Algeria is the only country in the region that has the capacity to effectively patrol its borders, even with the presence of foreign troops in northern Mali, Bamako cannot or will not enforce security along its border with Algeria. Likewise, Libya is a failed state that has no interest in border security.

2. Donald Trump:

   MS-13, likewise, a horrible, horrible large group of gangs that have been let into country over a fairly short period of time are being decimated by the Border Patrol and by ICE and by our incredible local police forces and they are getting out of our country or in some cases, going directly into prisons throughout our country, but they've literally taken over towns and cities of the United States.

3. Mark Eckert:

   What started happening in Belleville was that we saw and heard from a lot of seniors particularly, that big kids kids in high school kids were coming to the door as late as 10 oclock at night and seniors were afraid to open the door and they were afraid if they didnt open the door that something was going to happen to their house, and likewise I had some conversation with a number of young single moms who said, Mr. Eckert, Halloween scares us because theres so many big kids that come around late at night.

4. Elizabeth Whelan:

   My instruction to my parents at the outset of this ordeal was for them to' keep on this side of the grass, and likewise to make sure Flora did the same !' however after almost three years, there is little they can do except keep her as happy and healthy as possible, and hope for the best.

5. The CDC:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=likewise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Likewise
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=likewise
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likewise
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=likewise