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Definition 2024

may_as_well

as well

See also: aswell

English

Adverb

as well ‎(not comparable)

(idiomatic) In addition; also.
Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.
To the same effect
They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.
(South Africa) me too

Derived terms

as well as

Translations

in addition, also

Catalan: també (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 都 (zh) ‎(dōu)
Czech: rovněž (cs)
Dalmatian: anca
Danish: også (da)
Dutch: ook (nl)
Estonian: samuti (et), ka (et)
Faroese: eisini
Finnish: myös (fi), kanssa (fi), -kin (fi)
French: aussi (fr)
Friulian: ancje
Georgian: ასევე (ka) ‎(aseve), აგრეთვე (ka) ‎(agretve), -ც ‎(-c)
German: auch (de)

Greek: επίσης (el) ‎(epísis), κιόλας (el) ‎(kiólas)
Hebrew: כמו (he) ‎(Kmo)
Irish: freisin, chomh maith, fosta (ga), leis
Istriot: anca
Italian: anche (it)
Japanese: も (ja) ‎(mo)
Navajo: dóʼ
Norman: étout (Jersey, Guernsey), itou (continental Normandy)
Norwegian: også (no)
Polish: też (pl), także (pl)
Portuguese: também (pt)
Russian: та́кже (ru) ‎(tákže)
Scottish Gaelic: cuideachd
Spanish: también (es)
Venetian: anca (vec)

to the same effect

Afrikaans: ook
Danish: lige så godt
Dutch: net zo goed
Estonian: samahästi
Finnish: yhtä hyvin, aivan sama, samalla vaivalla, -han (fi), -hän (fi)
French: tout aussi bien, aussi bien (fr)
Georgian: ასევე (ka) ‎(aseve), აგრეთვე (ka) ‎(agretve)

German: genauso gut
Italian: allo stesso modo
Polish: równie dobrze
Scottish Gaelic: a cheart cho math

Usage notes

In Canada, often used at the start of a phrase rather than at the end.