Meaning of likewise in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

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  1. Adverb

    likewise

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from the phrase in like wise

    Definitions

    1. in like or similar manner

    Examples

    • « He was similarly affected »
    • « some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil- Samuel Johnson »
  2. 2. in addition

    Examples

    • « he has a Mercedes, too »
  3. 3. equally

    Examples

    • « parents and teachers alike demanded reforms »

Famous quotes

  • « In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. »
    Samuel Johnson
  • « If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. »
    Francis of Assisi
  • « Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them. »
    Johannes Brahms
  • « Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion. »
    Maimonides
  • « Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific. »
    Daisaku Ikeda

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