Likewise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in like or similar manner; ; - Samuel Johnson

in addition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪkwaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪkwaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪkwaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪkwaɪz/.

Examples

He was similarly affected
some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil
he has a Mercedes, too

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

besides too alike also similarly as well

Parts of Speech

adverb	in like or similar manner; ; - Samuel Johnson “He was similarly affected”
adverb	in addition “he has a Mercedes, too”
adverb	equally “parents and teachers alike demanded reforms”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ebenfalls

in gleicher oder ähnlicher Weise; ; - Samuel Johnson

🇫🇷French

de même

de manière similaire ou similaire ; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇪🇸Spanish

asimismo

de manera similar o similar; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇮🇹Italian

allo stesso modo

in modo simile o simile; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇳🇱Dutch

insgelijks

op soortgelijke of vergelijkbare wijze; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇵🇹Portuguese

da mesma maneira

de maneira semelhante ou semelhante; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇷🇺Russian

так же

подобным или подобным образом; ; - Сэмюэл Джонсон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैसे ही

समान या समान ढंग से; ; -सैमुअल जॉनसन

🇧🇩Bengali

একইভাবে

in like or similar way; ; - স্যামুয়েল জনসন

🇮🇳Tamil

அதேபோல்

போன்ற அல்லது ஒத்த முறையில்; ; - சாமுவேல் ஜான்சன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అదేవిధంగా

వంటి లేదా ఇదే పద్ధతిలో; ; - శామ్యూల్ జాన్సన్

🇮🇳Marathi

त्याचप्रमाणे

सारख्या किंवा तत्सम पद्धतीने; ; - सॅम्युअल जॉन्सन

🇮🇳Gujarati

તેવી જ રીતે

સમાન અથવા સમાન રીતે; ; - સેમ્યુઅલ જોન્સન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತೆಯೇ

ಹಾಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; ; - ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಯೆಲ್ ಜಾನ್ಸನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതുപോലെ

ഇതുപോലെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമാനമായ രീതിയിൽ; ; - സാമുവൽ ജോൺസൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ; ; - ਸੈਮੂਅਲ ਜਾਨਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسی طرح

اسی طرح یا اسی طرح سے؛ ; - سیموئل جانسن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同样地

以同样或相似的方式； ; - 塞缪尔·约翰逊

🇯🇵Japanese

同じく

同様の、または同様の方法で。 ; - サミュエル・ジョンソン

🇰🇷Korean

비슷하게

유사하거나 유사한 방식으로; ; - 사무엘 존슨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương tự như vậy

theo cách tương tự hoặc tương tự; ; - Samuel Johnson

🇹🇭Thai

เช่นเดียวกัน

ในลักษณะเหมือนหรือคล้ายกัน ; - ซามูเอล จอห์นสัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

juga

dengan cara yang serupa atau serupa; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇵🇭Filipino

gayundin

sa katulad o katulad na paraan; ; - Samuel Johnson

🇲🇾Malay

begitu juga

dengan cara yang serupa atau serupa; ; - Samuel Johnson

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على نفس المنوال

بطريقة مماثلة أو مماثلة؛ ; - صامويل جونسون

🇮🇷Persian

به همین ترتیب

به صورت مشابه یا مشابه؛ ; - ساموئل جانسون

🇹🇷Turkish

aynı şekilde

benzer veya benzer şekilde; ; -Samuel Johnson

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּמוֹ כֵן

באופן דומה או דומה; ; - סמואל ג'ונסון

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The primary meaning of 'likewise' is 'in like or similar manner; ; - Samuel Johnson'.

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