as well as

1. To the same extent as, as much as. For example, He is an excellent teacher as well as being a fine musician . [c. 1440]

2. In addition to, as in The editors as well as the proofreaders are working overtime . [c. 1700]

3. In as satisfactory or good a way as. For example, After the operation, she was supposed to walk around as well as she could without limping . [c. 1400]

Example Sentences

In the Hague, the court will also hear from a range of countries including the US and China, as well as representatives of the oil producing group OPEC.

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“It’s facing this crisis of protection, including an epidemic of sexual violence, as well as the spectre of famine.”

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A small number of hulking lorries packed with the aid of the UN’s World Food Programme, as well as rickety Sudanese carts driven by horses or donkeys, go back and forth across a border marked by not much more than a few wooden posts and ropes.

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DNA tests would be required to confirm that Naya had been killed, as well as another girl her age brought to the same hospital, because their injuries prevented straightforward identification.

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Turkey is a big player, controlling borderlands where it has deployed its own regular troops as well as the militias it sponsors.

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