# also

Pronunciation: say "AWL-soh" US /ˈɔl.soʊ/, UK /ˈɔːl.səʊ/

## Adverb

1. Used to add something to what has already been mentioned; as well as that, or too.
   - Simple: In addition, or as well.
   - _She teaches history and also coaches the swim team._
   - _The report is late; it is also incomplete._

## Conjunction

2. And in addition, used as a clipped 'and also' to join a further item or clause.
   - Simple: And in addition, used to join a further point.
   - _The room has a desk, also a small fridge._
   - _He plays piano, also guitar._

## Adverb

3. To the same degree; so or as. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old use meaning 'just as' or 'equally'.

## Origin

From Middle English also, from Old English eallswā ("just like, also"), which is simply all + so. It is a doublet of as, and is related to German also and Dutch alzo ("so, thus").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/also (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).