Al"so (&?;), adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS.
ealswā, alsw&?;, ælswæ;
eal, al, æl, all + swā so. See All, So, As.]
1. In like
manner; likewise.
[Obs.]
2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be
also.
Matt. vi.
20.
3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn. -- Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the
widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so,
or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same
truth; as, "If you were there, I was there also;" "If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment." Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was there too;" "a courtier yet a patriot too." Pope. Likewise denotes literally "in like manner," and hence has
been thought by some to be more specific than also. "It implies," says
Whately, "some connection
or agreement between the words it unites. We may
say, ‘ He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should
not say, ‘ He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities." This distinction, however, is often disregarded.
Hear it pronounced