also

adv.

1. In addition; besides.
2. Likewise; too: If you will stay, I will also.

conj.

And in addition: It's a pretty cat, also friendly.

[Middle English, from Old English ealswā : eall, all + swā, so; see so¹.]

USAGE NOTE   Some maintain that it is inappropriate to begin a sentence with also. In an earlier survey, however, 63 percent of the Usage Panel found acceptable the example The warranty covers all power-train components. Also, participating dealers back their work with a free lifetime service guarantee.

adverb

In addition: additionally, besides, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, still, too, yet. Idioms: as well, to boot. See increase/decrease.

IN BRIEF: In addition; as well; too.

The experience may have been costly, but it was also priceless. — Peter G. Peterson

Common misspelling(s) of also

• alsot
• aslo

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - også, ligeledes, desuden
conj. - yderligere, samtidig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ook, bovendien, alsook, alsmede

Français (French)
adv. - aussi, également, pareillement, de plus, en outre
conj. - de plus, en outre

Deutsch (German)
adv. - auch, außerdem, ebenfalls
conj. - und

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επίσης, και

Italiano (Italian)
anche

idioms:

• and also    come pure

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - também, além disso, igualmente

Русский (Russian)
также, тоже

Español (Spanish)
adv. - también, asimismo, además
conj. - también, asimismo, además

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - också, likaså, dessutom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
也, 并且, 又

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 也, 並且
conj. - 又, 並且

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 또한
conj. - 그리고 또한

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - …もまた, その上
conj. - そしてまた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) ايضا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בנוסף, בדומה‬
conj. - ‮גם, גם כן‬

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