Also

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Also \Al"so\, adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw[=a],
     alsw?, [ae]lsw[ae]; eal, al, [ae]l, all + sw[=a] so. See
     {All}, {So}, {As}.]
     1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.]
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     2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
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              Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for
              where your treasure is, there will your heart be
              also.                                 --Matt. vi.
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     3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     Syn: {Also}, {Likewise}, {Too}.
  
     Usage: These words are used by way of transition, in leaving
            one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest
            term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or
            entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed
            with the same truth; as, "If you were there, I was
            there also;" "If our situation has some discomforts,
            it has also many sources of enjoyment." Too is simply
            less formal and pointed than also; it marks the
            transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was there
            too;" "a courtier yet a patriot too." --Pope. Likewise
            denotes literally "in like manner," and hence has been
            thought by some to be more specific than also. "It
            implies," says Whately, "some connection or agreement
            between the words it unites. We may say, ` He is a
            poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not
            say, ` He is a prince, and likewise a musician,'
            because there is no natural connection between these
            qualities." This distinction, however, is often
            disregarded.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  also
       adv : in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: {besides}, {too},
              {likewise}, {as well}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "also":
     above, additionally, again, all included, along, altogether,
     among other things, and, and all, and also, and so, as well,
     au reste, beside, besides, beyond, correspondingly, else, en plus,
     extra, farther, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, in addition,
     in like manner, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more,
     moreover, on the side, on top of, over, plus, similarly, so, still,
     then, therewith, to boot, too, vet, yea, yet