also — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.

   Usage

   • conjunctive
   • focus
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   She speaks German and also French.

   Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.

   Also common are languages, like Latin, with a three-way distinction (proximal, medial and distal).

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   When you withdraw yor forces, we shall also withdraw ours.

   The subject of denoting is of very great importance, not only in logic and mathematics, but also in the theory of knowledge.

   Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].

   Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

2. To the same degree or extent; so, as.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • Obsolete

   Examples

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   […] thereupon the queen's majesty […] did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]

Conjunction

1. and in addition

   Usage

   • focus

   Examples

   It's a pretty dog, also loyal.

Adverb

1. in addition

   Synonyms

   besidestoolikewiseas well

   Examples

   he has a Mercedes, too