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also

[ awl-soh ]

adverb

  1. in addition; too; besides; as well:

    He was thin, and he was also tall.

    Synonyms: moreover

  2. likewise; in the same manner:

    Since you're having another cup of coffee, I'll have one also.



conjunction

  1. and:

    He was mean, also ugly.

also

/ ˈɔːlsəʊ /

adverb

  1. sentence modifier in addition; as well; too


sentence connector

  1. besides; moreover

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Word History and Origins

Origin of also1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English; Old English (e)alswā “wholly so,” from eal(l) all ( def ) (in the sense “wholly, quite”) + swā so 1( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of also1

Old English alswā; related to Old High German alsō, Old Frisian alsa; see all , so 1

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Example Sentences

Rand Paul had the benefit of observing both what made his father likable and popular, and what made him an also-ran.

Dozens of other former members and congressional also-rans, both Democrats and Republicans, are squatting on six-figure surpluses.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of (confusingly, also-named) Kent were lower-profile Palace neighbors.

Ten years ago, Apple began its transformation from an also-ran PC maker to a world-beating tech titan.

For a time he wrote criticism for Mawaqif, a publication founded by the Syrian poet (and perennial Nobel also-ran) Adonis.

Gandhi himself signed this page on the following day, giving the date also-August 27, 1935.

Five reminders of his homely mug and not a solitary one of the also-rans!

He also-458- administered for them the government of Reggio and Modena, their two chief subject cities.

Down it went, rapidly, even as they stared, until it hung just off the also-falling asteroid.

Talk of Pompeii—why, this puts it quite among the "also-rans."

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