al·so

[awl-soh]
adverb
1.
in addition; too; besides; as well: He was thin, and he was also tall.
2.
likewise; in the same manner: Since you're having another cup of coffee, I'll have one also.
conjunction
3.
and: He was mean, also ugly.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English; Old English (e)alswā all (wholly or quite) so1; the meaning all so “wholly” thus implies replication, and therefore “additionally, besides”


1. moreover.
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also (ˈɔːlsəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
1.  (sentence modifier) in addition; as well; too
 
sentence connector
2.  besides; moreover
 
[Old English alswā; related to Old High German alsō, Old Frisian alsa; see all, so1]

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also
O.E. eallswa "exactly so," compound of all + so. The demonstrative sense of "similarly" weakened to "in addition to" in 12c., replacing eke. The compound has parallel forms in Ger. also, Du. alzoo. Also-ran is attested from 1896, originally in ref. to horse-races.
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