likewise

English

Etymology

From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like +‎ -wise. Compare with otherwise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: like‧wise

Adverb

likewise (not comparable)

1. (manner) In a similar manner.

   Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.

2. (conjunctive) also; moreover; too.

   Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.

   • 1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 179, column 1:

     "But it looks like the kid ain't got no appetite to git well, for they misses him from the tent in the night and finds him rootin' in the grass, and likewise a drizzle fallin'. 'G'wan,' he says, 'lemme go and die like I wanter. He said I was a liar and a fake'—McGuire says—'and I was playin' sick. Lemme alone.'

3. The same to you; used as a response.

   It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ― Likewise, Mr Thompson.

Synonyms

• (in a similar manner): similarly

Translations

in like manner

• Arabic: كَذٰلِك (kaḏālik), أَيْضًا (ar) (ʔayḍan), عَلَى حَدٍّ سَوَاء (ʕalā ḥaddin sawāʔ), بِالمِثْل (bi-l-miṯl)

  Egyptian Arabic: كدا (keda)

• Bulgarian: подобно (на) (podobno (na))
• Catalan: igualment (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 相似地 (zh) (xiāngsì de), 類似地／类似地 (zh) (lèisì de), 同樣地／同样地 (zh) (tóngyàng de)

• Czech: podobně (cs)
• Danish: ligeledes
• Dutch: evenzo (nl), eveneens (nl), op gelijkaardige wijze, op gelijkwaardige wijze
• Esperanto: siavice (eo)
• Faroese: somuleiðis
• Finnish: samoin (fi)
• French: de même (fr), pareillement (fr)
• German: ebenfalls (de), gleichfalls (de), ebenso (de), ähnlich (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (analeikō)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὁμοίως (homoíōs)

• Hebrew: כְּמוֹ כֵן (k'mo ken)
• Hungarian: ugyanúgy (hu), úgyszintén (hu), éppúgy (hu), szintúgy (hu), hasonlóképpen (hu), hasonlóképp, nemkülönben (hu)
• Icelandic: sömuleiðis (is), á sama hátt, jafnframt, líka (is), slíkt hið sama
• Ido: same (io)
• Ingrian: samoin, samoittee
• Irish: mar an gcéanna
• Italian: ugualmente (it), similarmente
• Japanese: 同様に (ja) (どうように, dōyō ni)
• Latin: item
• Maori: waihoki
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: likeledes (no)

• Occitan: parivament, parièirament, similarament, semblablament
• Old Prussian: anawīdai
• Portuguese: similarmente, igualmente (pt)
• Russian: та́к же (ru) (ták že), аналоги́чно (ru) (analogíčno), подо́бно (ru) (podóbno), подо́бным о́бразом (podóbnym óbrazom)
• Scottish Gaelic: mar an ceudna
• Spanish: similarmente
• Swahili: kadhalika (sw)
• Swedish: likaledes (sv)
• Turkish: aynen (tr), bilmukabele (tr), keza (tr), hakeza (tr)
• Ukrainian: тако́ж (uk) (takóž), аналогі́чно (uk) (analohíčno), поді́бно (podíbno)

also; moreover; too — see too

the same to you

• Arabic: بِالمِثْل (bi-l-miṯl)
• Bulgarian: подобно (bg) (podobno)
• Catalan: igualment (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彼此 (zh) (bǐcǐ)

• Danish: i lige måde
• Dutch: insgelijks (nl)
• Finnish: samoin (fi)
• French: pareillement (fr), de même (fr), idem (fr)
• German: ebenfalls (de), ebenso (de), gleichfalls (de), auch so
• Greek: επίσης (el) (epísis)
• Hebrew: כנ"ל (he) (k'nal)
• Hungarian: úgyszintén (hu), ugyancsak (hu); (in response to a good wish) viszont (hu), viszont kívánom
• Icelandic: sömuleiðis (is)
• Indonesian: sama-sama (id)
• Italian: altrettanto (it), idem (it)
• Japanese: そちらこそ (sochira koso)
• Norwegian: i like måte
• Polish: wzajemnie (pl), nawzajem (pl)
• Portuguese: igualmente (pt)
• Russian: взаи́мно (ru) (vzaímno), (formal) и ва́м того́ же (i vám tovó že), (informal) и тебе́ того́ же (i tebé tovó že)
• Spanish: igualmente (es)
• Swedish: detsamma (sv)
• Turkish: bilmukabele (tr)
• Ukrainian: навзає́м (navzajém), і вам того ж (i vam toho ž)
• Yiddish: גם־אַתּם (gam-atem)

Further reading

• “likewise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “likewise”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• wise-like, wiselike