"also" meaning in English

See also in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɔːlsoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-also.ogg [US] Forms: also [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When one thing happens and a second thing happens in a same or similar time or way, then the second thing also happens.
    Sense id: simple-also-en-adv-uui7HJTQ
  2. Similarly.
    Sense id: simple-also-en-adv-T1EakYgE
  3. When one person does a thing and a second person does the same thing, then the second person also does that thing.
    Sense id: simple-also-en-adv-q8ejkEuU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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