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likewise

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishlykewise,lykewyse,lyke wyse,lijk wise, a shortened form ofMiddle Englishin lik wise(in like wise); equivalent tolike +‎-wise. Compare withotherwise.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/
  • Audio(US):(file)
  • Hyphenation:like‧wise

Adverb

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likewise (notcomparable)

  1. (manner) In asimilarmanner.
    Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country;likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.
  2. (conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
    Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremylikewise.
    • 1903 February,O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, inEverybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.:John Wanamaker,→ISSN,page179, column 1:
      "But it looks like the kid ain't got no appetite to git well, for they misses him from the tent in the night and finds him rootin' in the grass, andlikewise a drizzle fallin'. 'G'wan,' he says, 'lemme go and die like I wanter. He said I was a liar and a fake'—McGuire says—'and I was playin' sick. Lemme alone.'
  3. Thesame to you;used as a response.
    It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ―Likewise, Mr Thompson.

Synonyms

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Translations

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in like manner
also; moreover; tooseetoo
the same to you

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