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Grammar : Adv
Spell : lahyk-wahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz



Definition of likewise

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from the phrase in like wise "in the same manner" (mid-15c.), from like (adj.) + wise (n.).
  • adv also, similarly
Example sentences :
  • Here the posterity of your Mynherr Knickerbocker do likewise.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • “I will send her some, and likewise of mine own comfits and cakes,” said Mistress Dennet.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Let Belton, and Mowbray, and Tourville, likewise prepare themselves.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Much of the result will be good; there will likewise be a few things not so good.
  • Extract from : « The Sister Years (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • His speaking telegraph was likewise the outcome of these researches.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Surprisingly enough these two likewise are discussing Sam Graham.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Some years since he found it convenient to leave England, likewise his wife and daughter.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Being so considerate as to visit me, I hope you will be likewise so considerate as to overlook that.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Bar was likewise always modest and self-depreciatory—in his way.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • As likewise,' added John, 'similarly was her gen-teel family.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

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