Likewise

Definitions: Likewise

Likewise

Adverb

1. In like or similar manner; "He was similarly affected"; "some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson.

2. In addition; "he has a Mercedes, too".

3. Equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms".

Date "likewise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Likewise \Like"wise`\ (l[imac]k"w[imac]z`), adverb. conjunction. [See Wise, noun.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Likewise

Synonyms: alike (adv), also (adv), as well (adv), besides (adv), similarly (adv), too (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Addition	Adverb: au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra; and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item; and also, and eke; else, besides, to boot, et cetera and so on, and so forth; into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

I'm tightening my belt one loop so that I don't feel hunger pains, and I suggest your mother and sister do likewise. (Troll 2; writing credit: Claudio Fragasso)

O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, who monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable. (Romeo + Juliet; writing credit: Craig Pearce)

My idea, in its entirety, is that if vile people unite and constitute a force, then decent people are obliged to do likewise; just that. (War and Peace; writing credit: Sergei Bondarchuk; Vasili Solovyov)

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Domain	Title
Books	A dispute against the English popish ceremonies obtruded on the Church of Scotland : wherein not only our own arguments against the same are strongly confirmed, but likewise the answers and defences of our opposites, such as Hooker, Mortoune, Burges, Spri (reference) Likewise (reference) (more book examples) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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	How Toronto Beat Diphtheria : We can do likewise.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Third Officer Jessie Hogan, who has learned to operate efficiently many types of motor transport vehicles, is now competent to teach WAAC trainees to do likewise.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Georg C. Lichtenberg	The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority.
John Heywood	Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.
Niccolo Machiavelli	The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
René Descartes	The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations.
Sir Walter Raleigh	War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune.
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Author	Date	Quotation
US Constitution	1791	If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. (reference)
Communist Manifesto	1848	He hears that the instruments of production are to be exploited in common, and, naturally, can come to no other conclusion than that the lot of being common to all will likewise fall to the women. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	This new convention will likewise replace the provisional regulations in force. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	But the sentiment has likewise its moral quality.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Where community exists, there likewise exists the true body politic, and where the latter is, there too is justice.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my armpits to my thighs.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Interactions among the various signaling systems are likewise obscure. (references)
		Because they can cause vaginal irritation, most doctors do not recommend vaginal sprays or heavily perfumed soaps for cleansing this area. Likewise, repeated douching may cause irritation or, more importantly, may hide a vaginal infection. (references)
		Likewise, a peritoneal dialysis catheter should be placed at least 1 month prior to its anticipated use. There may exist advantages to newer catheters in which the external segment is initially buried subcutaneously and exteriorized when needed at a later date. Late referral is clearly associated with increased complications, the need for emergency hemodialysis, and possible long-term access problems. (references)
Business		IBM was likewise having no success in the Korean PC market, with less than a one- percent market share. (references)
		The Emirate of Dubai is likewise an oil producer, as well as a growing financial and commercial center in the Gulf. (references)
		Korea did not attain its spectacular economic growth overnight, and likewise it will not be able to restructure overnight. (references)
Civil Liberties	Pakistan	Books and magazines may be imported freely, but likewise are subject to censorship for objectionable sexual or religious content. (references)
	Ukraine	Likewise in the period leading up to an April 2000 referendum, television coverage was overwhelmingly propresidential and proreferendum. (references)
Economic History	Egypt	The picture for consumer goods is likewise mixed. (references)
Human Rights	Hong Kong	In August, the UNCESCR expressed regret that Hong Kong courts likewise viewed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) as "promotional" or "aspirational." In October 2000 Hong Kong's report under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was included in China's submission to the U.N. In May 2000 the Government sent representatives to attend, as part of China's delegation, hearings held by the U.N. Committee against Torture in Geneva on China's periodic report (which included a Hong Kong submission). (references)
Political Economy	Peru	The U.S. government likewise has concerns about the lack of citizen confidence in the independence and honesty of the Peruvian judiciary. (references)
	Kenya	The Luo, another large ethnic group, are likewise aligned with an opposition party, whose leaders, however, have struck an alliance with President Moi. (references)
Trade	Uzbekistan	Likewise claims may only be paid in soum. (references)
	Taiwan	Reciprocal treatment will likewise be accorded similar U.S. products imported into Taiwan. (references)
	Taiwan	Motorcycles with engines larger than 150cc likewise require a special permit and are thus effectively banned from importation. (references)
Travel	Saudi Arabia	The Embassy strongly encourages all Americans resident in Saudi Arabia to likewise take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness and lessen their vulnerability. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	So, likewise, a passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils.
James Monroe	1817-1825	This great work is likewise an ornament and an honor to the nation.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	A report from the Postmaster General is likewise communicated, presenting in a highly satisfactory manner the result of a vigorous, efficient, and economical administration of that Department.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	But the cost of our combined governments is likewise almost beyond definition.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	I am confident that other nations of the Western Hemisphere would be prepared to do likewise.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	In Central America and the Caribbean Basin, we are likewise engaged in a partnership for peace, prosperity, and democracy.
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"Likewise" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 95.21% of the time. "Likewise" is used about 1,126 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	95.21%	1,072	7,008
Noun (proper)	2.48%	28	65,706
Adjective (general or positive)	2.31%	26	68,323
Total	100.00%	1,126	N/A

Expression using "likewise": do likewise. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "likewise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		ook (also, too), ewe (a, a few minutes, a moment, a while, alike, all, all the same, equally, momentarily). (various references)

Albanian		gjithashtu (also, as well, both, eke, furthermore, moreover, so, too). (various references)

Arabic		‏فوق ذلك (in addition to, yet), ‏كذلك (as well, ditto, so, then, too), ‏أيضا (also, and, as well, furthermore, so, then, too, yet), ‏بطريقة مماثلة. (various references)

Bulgarian		също така (also, ditto, similarly, then), подобно (ditto), по същия начин (alike, same, similarly). (various references)

Chinese		同样 (Ditto, same). (various references)

Czech		rovnìž (also, as well, ditto, too), podobnì (alike, in a similar way, similarly), nápodobnì (the same to you). (various references)

Danish		også (also, too). (various references)

Dutch		van hetzelfde (equally), ook (also, as well, certainly, indeed, rather, surely, too), mede (also, mead, too), insgelýks (equally), idem (equally), evenzeer (alike, all the same, also, equally, too), eveneens (also, equally, too), even (alike, all the same, equally, even, just, momentarily, so, such, that, thus). (various references)

Esperanto		same (equally), ankaŭ (also, too). (various references)

Faeroese		somuleiðis (equally), eisini (also, too), eins (equal, equally, even, level). (various references)

Farsi		همچنان (Like, So), هم (Both, Even, Too), نیز (Again, Also, Both, Too), چنین (So, Such, Thus), بهمچنین , بعلاوه (Again, Also, Beside, Besides, Far, Forby, Further, Moreover, Plus, Thereto, Therewith, Too). (various references)

Finnish		myös (also, as well, too). (various references)

French		pareillement, aussi. (various references)

Frisian		ek (also, too). (various references)

German		ebenfalls (also, as well, ditto, too), gleichermaßen (equally, similarly), ebenso (alike, as well, ditto, equally, just as, similarly), gleichfalls (also, at the same time, equally, same to you, too). (various references)

Greek		όμοιοσ (alike, congenial, even, like, same, similar, throw back), παρομοίωσ (in the same way, similarly, the same to you), επίσησ (also, as well, too). (various references)

Hawaiian		gjithashtu (also, too), edhe (also, and, too). (various references)

Hebrew		כמו כן (also, so, too), בדומה ל-. (various references)

Hungarian		szintén (also, as well, eke, too), hasonlóan (alike, correspondingly, similarly). (various references)

Icelandic		líka (also, too), einnig (also, too). (various references)

Irish		leis (also, with, with it), freisin (also), fosta (also). (various references)

Italian		anche (also, as well, besides, even, farther, so, still, too). (various references)

Lombard		anca (also, too). (various references)

Manx		neesht (also, besides, too), myrgeddin (also, to boot, too), myrchaagh (also, in like manner, moreover, withal), er yn aght cheddin. (various references)

Norwegian		også (also, too). (various references)

Papiamen		tambe (also, too). (various references)

Pig Latin		ikewiselay

Polish		też, także, tak samo (equally), również. (various references)

Portuguese		também (also, as well, beside, besides, either, eke, item, so, still, too, yet), igualmente (alike, also, both, equally, equals key, even, in the same way, item, same, same to you, so, too, withal). (various references)

Romanian		la fel (alike, idem, item, so, uniform), tot (all, altogether, approximately, entire, equally, everything, integer, integral, livelong, long, overall, whole), de asemenea (also, as well, too, withal), şi (already, also, and, but, by now, so as, too, yet), asemãnãtor (affined, alike, congenerous, kindred, like, parallel, similar, similarly, such), în plus (besides, else, extra, further, furthermore, moreover, over, plus, thereto, too), în acelaşi mod (like), în acelaşi chip (like). (various references)

Russian		также (also, as well, either, eke, hereto, just as, same as, so, too), подобно. (various references)

Scottish		mar an ceudna (also), cuideachd (also, company, company; likewise, too). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		takođe (also, as well, ditto, too), na isti način. (various references)

Spanish		también (also, as well, besides, either, too), igualmente (alike, equally, evenly, the same to you), idem (equally). (various references)

Sranan		tu (also, too, two). (various references)

Swahili		pia (also, equally, too). (various references)

Swedish		sammaledes, likaledes (item). (various references)

Tagalog		rin (also, too), din (also, too). (various references)

Thai		ในทำนองเดียวกัน (similarly), นอกจากนั้น (anyway). (various references)

Turkish		keza (also, ditto, do, item, therewithal, too), hem (also, and also), de (also, and, as well, so, too, withal), dahi (also, as well, eke, even, genius, item, prodigy, too, wizard), dahí (also, too), da (also, so, too, withal), ayrıca (additionally, again, also, besides, beyond, else, extra, farther, further, furthermore, in addition to, into the bargain, item, on the side, otherwise, over and above, then again, thereto, to boot, withal, yea), aynı şekilde (ditto, in the same way, the same). (various references)

Ukranian		також (also, as well, besides, both, either, eke, item, so, too), подібно (alike). (various references)

Vietnamese		giống như cậy cũng, cúng thế, còn là. (various references)

Welsh		unwedd (like), hefyd (also, too). (various references)

Yucatec		xan (also, too). (various references)

Zulu		futhi (also, too). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aeque, eadem, eademque, item, itemque, juxta, nihilominus, pariter, quoque, simul, simulque, unoquoque. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	eac swa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 26
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	OmoiwV kai o deuteroV kai o tritoV ewV twn epta
Latin	405	Vulgate	Similiter secundus et tertius usque ad septimum
Old English	990	West Saxon	& se oðer alswa. & se þridde. & swaoððe þe seofende.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Lykewise the seconde and ye thryd vnto the sevethe.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Likewise the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	In the same way the second and the third, up to the seventh.
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Language	Matthew Chapter 22, Verse 26
Cebuano	Mao usab ang nahitabo sa ikaduha ug sa ikatulo, ug hangtud sa ikapito.
Chinese	第二第三直到第七個、都是如此。
Croatian	Tako i drugi i treæi, sve do sedmoga.
Danish	Ligeså også den anden og den tredje, indtil den syvende;
Dutch	Desgelijks ook de tweede, en de derde, tot den zevende toe.
Finnish	Niin myös toinen ja kolmas, ja samoin kaikki seitsemän.
French	Il en fut de même du second, puis du troisième, jusqu`au septième.
German	desgleichen der andere und der dritte bis an den siebenten.
Haitian Creole	Dezyèm lan pase menm jan an tou. Twazyèm lan tou. Konsa, konsa, jouk tout sèt frè yo fin pase.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Saudaranya itu kemudian meninggal juga tanpa mempunyai anak. Hal yang sama terjadi juga dengan saudaranya yang ketiga dan seterusnya sampai yang ketujuh.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Sedemikian juga yang kedua dan yang ketiga pun, sampai yang ketujuh itu.
Italian	Così anche il secondo, e il terzo, fino al settimo.
Latvian	Tâpat otrs un treðais lîdz pat septîtajam.
Manx Gaelic	As hooar y nah vraar myrgeddin baase as y trass, gys y chiaghtoo.
Maori	Me te tuarua ano, me te tuatoru, puta noa i te tuawhitu.
Norwegian	Likeså den annen og den tredje, like til den syvende.
Portuguese	da mesma sorte também o segundo, o terceiro, até o sétimo.
Rumanian	Tot awa wi al doilea, wi al treilea, pknq la al waptelea.
Russian	РПДПВОП Й ЧФПТПК, Й ФТЕФЙК, ДБЦЕ ДП УЕДШНПЗП;
Shuar	Tura niisha nuatak uchin yajutmatsuk jakamiayi. Tura chikichcha Núnisan jakamiayi. Tura chikichcha siati armia nu Ashí nuatkar Jákarmiayi.
Swahili	Ikawa vivyo hivyo kwa ndugu wa pili, na wa tatu, mpaka wa saba.
Swedish	Sammalunda ock den andre och den tredje, allt intill den sjunde.
Uma	Ko'ia wo'o rapoka'alai mo'anai', mate wo'o-imi-hawo to tu'ai toei. Wae oa' -mi majadi' hi katolu-na duu' -na hi kapitu-na.
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Misspellings
	"Likewise" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: likewide, Loewyne, Lukevics, lykewake, lykewise. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "likewise" (pronounced lī"kwī'z)
4	-k w ī' z	clockwise, soliloquize.
3	-w ī' z	crosswise, edgewise, lengthwise, otherwise, sidewise, streetwise.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-i-k-l-s-w"
	-3 letters: keels, kiwis, leeks, lewis, likes, lweis, sleek, weeks, wiles.
	-4 letters: eels, ekes, elks, else, ewes, ilks, isle, iwis, keel, kiwi, leek, lees, leis, leke, leks, lies, like, lwei, seek, seel, sike, silk, skee, skew, slew, week, weel, wees, wile, wise.
	-5 letters: eel, eke, elk, els, ewe, ilk, lee, lei, lek, lie, lis, see.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-i-k-l-s-w"
	+2 letters: biweeklies.
	+3 letters: periwinkles, triweeklies.
	+4 letters: semiweeklies.
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