Phrase guide

also known as

prep · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep

Meaning 1

Used to introduce an alternative name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

as known or named at another time or place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alias, a.k.a.

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From also + known + as.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: ezizen — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Catalan: altrament dit — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Catalan: també conegut com — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 別名 /别名 (biémíng) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Czech: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Czech: aka — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Danish: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Dutch: oftewel — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Dutch: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Dutch: meer bekend als — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Estonian: ehk — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Finnish: eli — used to introduce an alternative name
  • French: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • French: autrement dit — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Galician: tamén coñecido como — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Galician: tamén coñecida como — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Georgian: ასევე ცნობილი, როგორც (aseve cnobili, rogorc) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Georgian: აგრეთვე ცნობილი, როგორც (agretve cnobili, rogorc) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • German: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Hindi: उर्फ़ (urf) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Hungarian: más néven — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Hungarian: avagy — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Indonesian: juga dikenal sebagai — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Italian: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Italian: altrimenti detto — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Japanese: またの名 (mata no na) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Japanese: 別名 — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Japanese: こと (koto) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Korean: -로도 알려진 (-rodo allyeojin) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Latin: sive — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Latin: seu — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Malay: dikenali sebagai — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Marathi: उर्फ (urpha) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Marathi: अर्थात (arthāt) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Marathi: तथा (tathā) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Old Church Slavonic: иже и (iže i) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Old English: ōþre naman — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Polish: także znany jako — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Portuguese: também conhecido como — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Portuguese: álias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Romanian: zis și — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Romanian: cunoscut și ca — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Russian: он же (on že) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Russian: она́ же (oná že) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Russian: изве́стный та́кже как (izvéstnyj tákže kak) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Russian: изве́стная та́кже как (izvéstnaja tákže kak) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Spanish: también conocido como — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Spanish: también conocida como — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Swedish: även känd som — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Swedish: alias — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Talysh: kanə nomyš — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Tamil: என்கிற (eṉkiṟa) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Tamil: என்னும் (eṉṉum) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Tamil: என்ற (eṉṟa) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Thai: หรือที่รู้จักในชื่อ (rĕu têe róo jàk nai chêu) — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Turkish: diğer adıyla — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Turkish: nam-ı diğer — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Vietnamese: còn gọi là — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Vietnamese: hay còn gọi là — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Welsh: a elwir hefyd — used to introduce an alternative name
  • Zazaki: nameyê bîn zi — used to introduce an alternative name