likewise

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.
- 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.'
The same to you; used as a response.
It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ― Likewise, Mr Thompson.

‘Let me know if you need any help.’ ‘Likewise.’

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, parimenti (it), similmente (it)
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
Pannonian Rusyn: на исти способ (na isti sposob)
Polish: podobnie (pl)
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, ídem (es), del mismo modo, con las mismas (Peru)
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), parimenti (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)
Serbo-Croatian: također (sh)
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