as well

See also: aswell

English

Alternative forms

(archaic) aswell, (obsolete) aswel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æzwɛl/, [æˑzˈwɛːɫ]
IPA^(key): /æzˈwɛl/, [æˑzˈwɛːɫ]
IPA^(key): /əzˈwɛl/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛl

Adverb

as well (not comparable)

(idiomatic) In addition; also.
Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.
To the same effect.
They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.
- 1898, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Women and Economics:
  There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of the female liver.
(South Africa) Me too.

Usage notes

In Canada, it may be used either at the start of a phrase or at the end.

Derived terms

Translations

in addition, also

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} أيضًا‎ (ar)
Bulgarian: също (bg) (sǎšto)
Catalan: també (ca), ^{(please verify)} així com (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 都 (zh) (dōu), ^{(please verify)} 也 (zh) (yě), ^{(please verify)} 並／并 (zh) (bìng), ^{(please verify)} 還／还 (zh) (hái), ^{(please verify)} 以及 (zh) (yǐjí), ^{(please verify)} 亦 (zh) (yì) (rare, formal)
Czech: rovněž (cs)
Dalmatian: anca
Danish: også (da)
Dutch: ook (nl)
Egyptian:

(mjtt)
Estonian: samuti (et), ka (et)
Faroese: eisini
Finnish: myös (fi), lisäksi (fi), -kin (fi)
French: aussi (fr), ^{(please verify)} autant que (fr)
Friulian: ancje
Georgian: ასევე (ka) (aseve), აგრეთვე (ka) (agretve), -ც (-c)
German: auch (de), ^{(please verify)} sowie (de)
Greek: επίσης (el) (epísis), κιόλας (el) (kiólas)
Hebrew: כמו‎ (he) (Kmo)
Icelandic: líka (is)
Indonesian: juga (id)
Irish: freisin, chomh maith, fosta (ga), leis
Istriot: anca
Italian: anche (it)
Japanese: も (ja) (mo), ^{(please verify)} 及び (ja) (および, oyobi)
Navajo: dóʼ
Norman: étout (Jersey, Guernsey), itou (continental Normandy)
Norwegian: også (no)
Plautdietsch: uk
Polish: też (pl), także (pl)
Portuguese: também (pt)
Russian: та́кже (ru) (tákže), ^{(please verify)} и ... и ... (ru) (i ... i ...)
Scottish Gaelic: cuideachd
Spanish: también (es)
Swedish: likaså (sv), också (sv)
Thai: ^{(please verify)} เช่นเดียวกัน (chên dieow gan)
Tocharian B: rano
Turkish: de (tr), da (tr)
Ukrainian: тако́ж (uk) (takóž), ще (uk) (šče), теж (tež)
Venetian: anca (vec)

to the same effect

Afrikaans: ook (af)
Bulgarian: също добре (sǎšto dobre)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: lige så godt
Dutch: net zo goed
Estonian: samahästi
Finnish: yhtä hyvin, aivan sama, samalla vaivalla, -han (fi), -hän (fi)
French: tout aussi bien, aussi bien (fr)
Georgian: ასევე (ka) (aseve), აგრეთვე (ka) (agretve)
German: genauso gut
Italian: allo stesso modo
Malagasy: ihany koa
Polish: równie dobrze
Russian: хоть ..., хоть ... (ru) (xotʹ ..., xotʹ ...)
Scottish Gaelic: a cheart cho math
Ukrainian: так са́мо (uk) (tak sámo), теж (tež)

References

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Anagrams

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