"likewise" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/ Audio: en-us-likewise.ogg [US]
  1. When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said.
    Sense id: simple-likewise-en-adv-yUThqL5e
     
{
  "hyphenation": "like‧wise",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"I'm happy to see you!\" \"Likewise!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said."
      ],
      "id": "simple-likewise-en-adv-yUThqL5e"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-likewise.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "likewise"
}

{
  "hyphenation": "like‧wise",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"I'm happy to see you!\" \"Likewise!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-likewise.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "likewise"
}

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