Colloquial Variant guide

as well

adv · 5 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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Pronunciation

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  • /æzwɛl/
  • [æˑzˈwɛːɫ]
  • /æzˈwɛl/
  • /əzˈwɛl/
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  • rhymes with -ɛl

1

adv

Meaning 1

In addition; also.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella as well.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: additionally, too, in the bargain

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To the same effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They might as well walk as drive in this traffic.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Me too.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

An intensifier. Actually; really.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

  • ―Would you though? ―I would as well.
  • ―She looks so much like her mum, don't you think? ―Oh my god, she does as well!
  • ―Good morning Mr Brown! ―Good morning! I see you've got little Molly [pet dog] out for a stroll as well!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

in addition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he has a Mercedes, too

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: besides, too, also, likewise

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ook — in addition, also
  • Arabic: أَيْضًا (ʔayḍan) — in addition, also
  • Bulgarian: също (sǎšto) — in addition, also
  • Catalan: també — in addition, also
  • Catalan: així com — in addition, also
  • Chinese Mandarin: 都 (dōu) — in addition, also
  • Czech: také — in addition, also
  • Czech: též — in addition, also
  • Czech: rovněž — in addition, also
  • Dalmatian: anca — in addition, also
  • Danish: også — in addition, also
  • Dutch: ook — in addition, also
  • Egyptian: mi-t*t:Y1 (mjtt) — in addition, also
  • Esperanto: ankaŭ — in addition, also
  • Estonian: samuti — in addition, also
  • Estonian: ka — in addition, also
  • Faroese: eisini — in addition, also
  • Finnish: myös — in addition, also
  • Finnish: lisäksi — in addition, also
  • Finnish: -kin — in addition, also
  • French: aussi — in addition, also
  • Friulian: ancje — in addition, also
  • Georgian: ასევე (aseve) — in addition, also
  • Georgian: აგრეთვე (agretve) — in addition, also
  • Georgian: -ც (-c) — in addition, also
  • German: auch — in addition, also
  • German: sowie — in addition, also
  • Greek: επίσης (epísis) — in addition, also
  • Greek: κιόλας (kiólas) — in addition, also
  • Hebrew: כמו (Kmo) — in addition, also
  • Icelandic: líka — in addition, also
  • Indonesian: juga — in addition, also
  • Ingrian: kera — in addition, also
  • Ingrian: tože — in addition, also
  • Irish: freisin — in addition, also
  • Irish: chomh maith — in addition, also
  • Irish: fosta — in addition, also
  • Irish: leis — in addition, also
  • Istriot: anca — in addition, also
  • Italian: anche — in addition, also
  • Japanese: も (mo) — in addition, also
  • Korean: -도 (-do) — in addition, also
  • Korean: 또한 (ttohan) — in addition, also
  • Korean: 역시 (yeoksi) — in addition, also
  • Navajo: dóʼ — in addition, also
  • Norman: étout — in addition, also
  • Norman: itou — in addition, also
  • Norwegian: også — in addition, also
  • Plautdietsch: uk — in addition, also
  • Polish: też — in addition, also
  • Polish: także — in addition, also
  • Portuguese: também — in addition, also
  • Russian: та́кже (tákže) — in addition, also
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuideachd — in addition, also
  • Spanish: también — in addition, also
  • Spanish: además — in addition, also
  • Spanish: asimismo — in addition, also
  • Spanish: ansimismo (disused) — in addition, also
  • Swedish: likaså — in addition, also
  • Swedish: också — in addition, also
  • Tocharian B: rano — in addition, also
  • Turkish: de — in addition, also
  • Turkish: da — in addition, also
  • Ukrainian: тако́ж (takóž) — in addition, also
  • Ukrainian: ще (šče) — in addition, also
  • Ukrainian: теж (tež) — in addition, also
  • Venetan: anca — in addition, also
  • Afrikaans: ook — to the same effect
  • Bulgarian: също добре (sǎšto dobre) — to the same effect
  • Catalan: igualment — to the same effect
  • Danish: lige så godt — to the same effect
  • Dutch: net zo goed — to the same effect
  • Estonian: samahästi — to the same effect
  • Finnish: yhtä hyvin — to the same effect
  • Finnish: aivan sama — to the same effect
  • Finnish: samalla vaivalla — to the same effect
  • Finnish: -han — to the same effect
  • Finnish: -hän — to the same effect
  • French: tout aussi bien — to the same effect
  • French: aussi bien — to the same effect
  • Georgian: ასევე (aseve) — to the same effect
  • Georgian: აგრეთვე (agretve) — to the same effect
  • German: genauso gut — to the same effect
  • Italian: allo stesso modo — to the same effect
  • Korean: 그럴 바에 (geureol ba-e) — to the same effect
  • Malagasy: ihany koa — to the same effect
  • Polish: równie dobrze — to the same effect
  • Russian: хоть ... — to the same effect
  • Russian: хоть ... (xotʹ ..., xotʹ ...) — to the same effect
  • Scottish Gaelic: a cheart cho math — to the same effect
  • Ukrainian: так са́мо (tak sámo) — to the same effect
  • Ukrainian: теж (tež) — to the same effect