as well
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1.0
- idiom
- /æz wɛl/
:
también
- One person felt that her team did not plan as well as they should have.
- other as well
- academics as well
- educational as well
This is a big one as well, he says.
- This is a big one as well, he says.
- And with the physique thing as well, we've moved.
- Doing some good shit with AI as well which is fascinating.
- I was called back in as well after she left.
- And there's a special story to this one as well, which is my mom.
- He has an amazing business mind as well that I find inspiring.
- And I'm guilty of it as well, a bad habit.
- I got one in white as well because I don't know.
- Brené Brown has a new book coming out as well about leadership.
- And I put it on my lash line as well for my final step.
- But again, there are larger numbers as well that, that circulate.
- I had those conversations as well, which is nice.
Examples
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But if I'm going to do this with anyone, it might as well be you.
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She can speak French, and she understands Spanish as well.
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And if you believe that as well, then this show is for you.
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Now you might as well just tell them the whole thing.
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We might as well just eat, right?
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We're also going to store this as well for the hurricane.
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Look for things Theseus says and does, as well as things that others say about him.
Academic text (2011) -
The author outlined the components of the program as well as the benefits and problems encountered.
Academic text (2011) -
Assessment involves tests administered by the team as well as team observations of the student's classroom.
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Wealthy collectors would be made aware of these objects as well, and private deals arranged.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Adds one more thing to what was said
∞
1.0
In addition to another person or thing
∞
1.0
To add another reason or fact
153
3.6
In the same way as someone or something else
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'in addition / also' can be partially inferred from combining a comparative/linking element ('as' = in the same way) with 'well' (in a good/also sense), so there is a visible compositional link. However, the phrase is a conventionalized adverbial collocation and its precise pragmatic use and word order (postpositive 'as well') are not fully predictable from the individual word definitions, so a B1 learner might only sometimes guess its meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
As well comes from putting as (meaning 'in the same way') with well (meaning 'good' or 'fully') to show something extra in the same manner. Imagine someone asking for tea and saying 'coffee as well' to show they want both. That's why as well now means 'in addition' or 'also'.