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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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. The SEC:

   We will act to protect retail investors when the facts demonstrate abusive or manipulative trading activity that is prohibited by the federal securities laws, market participants should be careful to avoid such activity. Likewise, issuers must ensure compliance with the federal securities laws for any contemplated offers or sales of their own securities.

2. Neema Guliani:

   Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is right to back a temporary ban on face recognition -- and the United States should likewise halt law enforcement use of this technology without delay. As reports this weekend further confirmed, unethical surveillance companies will not wait for regulations before pushing their untested, error-prone and dystopian face tracking technologies on police departments across the country and the world.

3. Donald Trump:

   Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher, likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women's health issues. Therefore, as much as I want to debate Bernie Sanders -- and it would be an easy payday -- I will wait to debate the first place finisher in the Democratic Party, probably Crooked Hillary Clinton, or whoever it may be.

4. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

   The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Dinausors were big ; likewise, their bones. (Dinosaures furent grands ; - De même, leurs ossements.)

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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