as well as
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as well as
conj.
And in addition: courageous as well as strong.
prep.
In addition to: "The rhetoric [of the Justices], as well as the reasoning, is appreciated" (Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.).
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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as well as
1. This is used both as a conjunction, in which case a following pronoun agrees with a preceding noun or pronoun
(It was obvious that he had been consulted as well as I—Graham Greene, 1965), or, more commonly, as a preposition (in which case the last example would read...as well as me). It may also be followed by a verbal noun, ending in -ing especially when it is put at the beginning of a sentence:
As well as being highly collectable...they make surprisingly roomy containers for all sorts of items—Daily Telegraph, 1980.Here usage has largely overtaken Fowler's preference in principle for a form of the verb that matches the verb used earlier in the sentence (e.g. His death leaves a gap as well as creates a by-election). This construction only possible with transitive verbs still occurs, typically when an auxiliary or modal verb such as have and will precedes
(I'm sure the children will learn a lot from the project as well as enjoy themselves getting stuck in to the mud and planting the bulbs—Bolton Evening News, 2003).
2. A verb following a subject that includes as well as should agree with the noun or pronoun that precedes as well as:
He believes that tutor as well as pupil benefits from the arrangement—Oxford Today, 1990.This is because the addition (here, the phrase as well as pupil) is regarded as a parenthesis and not as part of the main sentence (as it would be if as well as were replaced by and). See also agreement 3.
| as bad. or worse than… / as good or better than…, as, artiste | |
| ascendancy, ascendant, aside, a side, assassinate, assassination |
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
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as well as
1.
In as satisfactory or good a way as. For example, After the operation, she was supposed to walk around as well as she could without limping. [c. 1400]
2.
To the same extent as, as much as. For example, He is an excellent teacher as well as being a fine musician. [c. 1440]
3.
In addition to, as in The editors as well as the proofreaders are working overtime. [c. 1700]
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