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/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: like‧wise

Adverb

likewise (not comparable)

(manner) In a similar manner.
Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.
(conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
Margaret enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays, Jeremy likewise.
- c. 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito:
  "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 and I was playin' sick. Lemme alone.'
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) (ʾayḍan), عَلَى حَدٍّ سَوَاء‎ (ʿalā ḥaddin sawāʾ), 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, éppúgy (hu), szintúgy (hu), hasonlóképpen (hu), hasonlóképp, nemkülönben
Icelandic: sömuleiðis (is), á sama hátt, jafnframt, líka (is), slíkt hið sama
Ido: same (io)
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)
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, 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)

Anagrams

wise-like, wiselike