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ˈlaɪkˌwaɪzlike·wise
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Princeton's WordNet
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
besides, too, also, likewise, as welladverb
in addition
"he has a Mercedes, too"
alike, likewiseadverb
equally
"parents and teachers alike demanded reforms"
Wiktionary
likewiseadverb
In a similar manner.
Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.
likewiseadverb
also; moreover; too.
Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.
likewiseadverb
The same to you; .
It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. uE000128405uE001 Likewise, Mr Thompson.
Etymology: Shortened from in like wise; equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Likewisenoun
in like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also
Etymology: [See Wise, n.]
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Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'likewise' in Adverbs Frequency: #398
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of likewise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of likewise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of likewise in a Sentence
...Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded...
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.
The United States Government violates asylum seekers' rights and fails to uphold responsibilities under international law when The US government expels them to Mexico while they seek refuge in United States. Likewise, the Mexican government is accomplice to this violation when it agrees to accept asylum seekers who fled their countries through Mexico to seek refuge in the United States, the United States government wants to turn Mexico into a vast immigration detention center.
Likewise, Bernie Sanders said Bernie Sanders campaigned for President Obama in 2008 and 2012( though Sanders in 2011 casually discussed the possibility of President Obama getting a challenger, Bernie Sanders did not ultimately recruit one). We have got to do a lot better to protect the middle class, but it's important to remember how far we've come under President President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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.
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Translations for likewise
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- كذلكArabic
- също такаBulgarian
- podobněCzech
- i lige mådeDanish
- ebenso, ähnlich, ebenfalls, gleichfallsGerman
- επίσηςGreek
- igualmente, similarmenteSpanish
- samoinFinnish
- somuleiðisFaroese
- également, de même, idem, pareillementFrench
- mar an ceudnaScottish Gaelic
- sömuleiðisIcelandic
- ugualmente, similarmente, idem, allo stesso modo, altrettantoItalian
- כך גםHebrew
- 同様, そちらこそJapanese
- 마찬가지로Korean
- waihokiMāori
- eveneens, insgelijks, evenzo, op gelijkaardige wijzeDutch
- i like måteNorwegian
- igualmente, similarmentePortuguese
- аналоги́чно, подо́бным о́бразом, и ва́м того́ же, та́к же, подо́бно, взаи́мно, и тебе́ того́ жеRussian
- likaledes, detsammaSwedish
- இதேபோல்Tamil
- aynen, keza, bilmukabeleTurkish
- גם־אַתּםYiddish
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