Used to add another fact, person, or thing; it means “in addition” or “too.” It connects ideas together.
From Old English *eallswā*, meaning “just so, likewise, also.” This itself combines *eall* (“all”) and *swā* (“so, thus”). Over time, the form shortened and simplified into “also.”
“Also” is like a tiny verbal plus sign—it literally grew out of a phrase meaning “all so,” or “entirely in the same way.” Many languages have their own little “plus words” that quietly glue sentences together. Once you see it as a connector, you notice how often it appears in explanations and arguments.
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