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AS WELL
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In addition
Example:
he has a Mercedes, too
Synonyms:
also; as well; besides; likewise; too
Classified under:
Context examples:
This is very hard work, for I am greatly weary, and as well I must drive the dogs, and the man and woman are very heavy with no strength in their bodies.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
We may as well wait, perhaps, till the circumstance occurs before we discuss the discretion of his behaviour thereupon.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Perhaps, since the matters which we have to discuss will affect you personally in a very intimate fashion, it is as well that we should talk where there can be no eavesdropping.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Yes,” returned Mr. Hyde, “It is as well we have met; and à propos, you should have my address.”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“As for powder and shot, we'll do. But the rations are short, very short—so short, Dr. Livesey, that we're perhaps as well without that extra mouth.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver and thyroid as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of carcinoma of the lung as well as Alzheimer's disease and Type II diabetes.
(MIR29A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular and thyroid carcinomas as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver and stomach as well as multiple myeloma.
(MIR25 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Acts as an oncogene in breast, lung, thyroid and prostate carcinomas as well as metastatic melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme.
(MIR222 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
