You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
If the university invites one candidate to speak, all others will be invited as well.
I prefer to paint landscapes. I like to paint butterflies and gardens as well.
Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.
Synonyms: also, too, in addition, moreover More Synonyms of as well
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as well in British English
well1 (sense 13)
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as well in British English
a.
in addition; too
b. (preceded bymay or might)
with equal effect
you might as well come
c. just as well
preferable or advisable
it would be just as well if you paid me now
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as well in American English
1.
besides; in addition
2.
with equal justification, propriety, or effect; equally
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Examples of 'as well' in a sentence
as well
This means talking about difficult as well as easy things.
The Sun (2017)
Might as well just get used to more flash crashes.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You may as well have a pipe and a fedora.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Perhaps it is as well it has gone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But they were something you wanted as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But can it really perform as well as more expensive brands?
The Sun (2016)
The government knows that as well as they do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And often a fridge as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is room for individuality within this United team now as well.
The Sun (2016)
We are all highly competitive people but if you take it too seriously you don't perform as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are not talking about promotion we are talking about playing football as well as we can.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The tax system already recognises marriage as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Likes eating cake as well as jumping in muddy puddles with her brother.
The Sun (2013)
It is probably just as well that she is clearing her desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You may as well have good influences as bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But we know the situation as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps it was as well that they did not face too many stronger teams in their preparation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He sees as well how much they have evolved since he left the club.
The Sun (2011)
You have to offer them something as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are now three shops as well as the online business.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My lips look really different as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Read the game well at times but caught out too often as well.
The Sun (2014)
There has to be an endurance quality about him as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The new regime will apply to people who are already on benefits as well as new claimants.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Just as well you like thinking on your feet.
The Sun (2015)
Or perhaps as well as these homely delights.
Thomas Blaikie Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners (2005)
To me the computer might as well be something to play with in the bathtub.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It says a lot about his mentality that he is performing as well as he has been in the last two months.
The Sun (2012)
This is just as well, given what has happened since last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Nobody in football knows that as well as Capello.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The magazine didn't perform as well as had been hoped.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It also scored poorly in explaining terms, although it did as well as Fool in terms of flexibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'as well'
as well as
You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing .
just as well
preferable or advisable
be just as well
If you say that something that has happened is just as well , you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did.
it is as well to
You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
may/might as well
If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
might as well may as well
If you say that something, usually something bad , might as well be true or may as well be true, you mean that the situation is the same or almost the same as if it were true.
may as well might as well
If you say that something, usually something bad , might as well be true or may as well be true, you mean that the situation is the same or almost the same as if it were true.
as well it/he/she might/may
If you say , after stating that something has happened or is the case, as well it might or as well it may , you mean that this is not at all surprising or is quite appropriate .
someone might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
said to mean that someone will suffer or be punished whatever they do, so they might as well do something really bad if they can get some enjoyment or profit from it
Chinese translation of 'as well'
as well
(= in addition) 也 (yě)
See well
Nearby words of
as well
as the years went by
as things stand
as usual
as well
as yet
as you can imagine ...
as you can see
Related terms of
as well
X as well as Y
it's just as well
you may as well go
you might as well go
well, as I was saying ...
All related terms of 'as well'
X as well as Y
( in addition to ) 除了Y还(還)有X chúle Y háiyǒu X
it's just as well
幸好 xìnghǎo
you may as well go
你不妨也去 nǐ bùfáng yě qù
you might as well go
你不妨也去 nǐ bùfáng yě qù
well, as I was saying ...
那么(麼)，像我刚(剛)才所说(說)的 ... nàme, xiàng wǒ gāngcái suǒ shuō de ...
he did as well as he could
他尽(盡)可能做得好 tā jìn kěnéng zuò de hǎo
you might or may as well tell me
你还(還)是告诉(訴)我吧 nǐ háishì gàosù wǒ ba
(phrase)
Definition
in addition
I like the job, and the people I work with are very nice as well.
Synonyms
also
It is much too large and also it is very cold.
too
Depression may be expressed physically too.
in addition
moreover
There was a man behind her. Moreover he was observing her strangely.
besides
It doesn't fit you, and besides it's dreadful!
to boot
into the bargain
Get in a bit of practice and have some fun into the bargain.
See well
Additional synonyms
in the sense of besides
Definition
in addition
It doesn't fit you, and besides it's dreadful!
Synonyms
also,
too,
further,
otherwise,
in addition,
as well,
moreover,
furthermore,
what's more,
into the bargain
in the sense of into the bargain
Definition
besides
Get in a bit of practice and have some fun into the bargain.
Synonyms
too,
also,
further,
in addition,
as well,
moreover,
besides,
furthermore,
what's more
in the sense of moreover
Definition
in addition to what has already been said
There was a man behind her. Moreover he was observing her strangely.