different between too vs likewise

English

Etymology

From Middle English to (“also, in addition to”), from Old English t? (“furthermore, also, besides”), adverbial use of preposition t? (“to, into”). The sense of "in addition, also" deriving from the original meaning of "apart, separately" (compare Old English prefix t?- (“apart”)). Doublet of to, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tu?/, [t?u??], enPR: to?o
• (US) IPA^(key): /tu/, [t?u?], enPR: to?o
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophones: two, to

Adverb

too (not comparable)

1. (focus) Likewise.
2. (conjunctive) Also; in addition.
3. (degree) To an excessive degree; over; more than enough.
4. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree, very.

5. (affirmation, colloquial) Used to contradict a negative assertion.

Usage notes

• When used in their senses as degree adverbs, very and too never modify verbs; very much and too much do instead.

Synonyms

• (likewise, also): as well, along with, eke (obsolete)
• (over, more than enough): excessively, extremely, overmuch, unnecessarily

Translations

See also

• too too

Anagrams

• OTO, OoT, Oto, oot, oto, oto-

Acholi

Noun

too

1. fox

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to?/

Determiner

tóo

1. that, those (feminine)

See also

References

Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Asturian

Determiner

too n

1. neuter singular of tou

Galice

Noun

too

1. water

References

• Harry Hoijer, Galice Athapaskan: A Grammatical Sketch, International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 32:4 (October 1966), pages 320-327

Hiligaynon

Adjective

toó

1. dexter, right

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *too, from Proto-Uralic *to. Cognates include Finnish tuo and Estonian too.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?/

Pronoun

too

1. that

Determiner

too

1. that

Declension

See also

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) I?oran Keelen Grammatikka?^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 99
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 594
• Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)?^[4], page 18
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachinkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: ??????? ?? ????????? ??????^[5], ?ISBN, pages 13-14

Karao

Noun

too

1. person

Komba

Noun

too

1. water

References

• Neville et Gwyneth Southwell, Komba dictionary, page 37, 1969

Koyukon

Noun

too

1. water
   • (Can we date this quote?), Melissa Axelrod, The semantic of time. Aspectual Categorization in Koyukon Athabaskan, page 167 (Extrait de l’histoire traditionnelle : Tobaan Etseh)

     "Tsook?aa?, nelo too gheebenee?" ye?nee.

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?/

Noun

too

1. (intransitive) to rise

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin, ?ISBN, page 29

Sekani

Alternative forms

• choo (in some other dialects)

Noun

too

1. (Kwadacha dialect) water

References

• Sharon Hargus, Documenting for revitalization: Kwadacha Tsek'ene, a case study (2014)

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): /?la?k?wa?z/
• 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.

   • about 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.'

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

Further reading

• likewise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• likewise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• wise-like, wiselike