asimismo

Asimismo is a Spanish adverb and conjunctive adverb used to indicate addition or correspondence with a previous statement. It translates roughly as “also,” “likewise,” or “in the same way,” and is common in formal writing, journalism, and legal or academic texts. It serves to introduce a further fact, consequence, or agreement with what has been stated.

Usage and examples: It can connect clauses or introduce a new but related idea within a sentence or between sentences. Examples include: “La empresa obtuvo buenos resultados. Asimismo, aumentaron las inversiones.” or “El informe señala las deficiencias; asimismo, propone soluciones.” In usage, it is often placed after a semicolon or at the beginning of a new clause, maintaining a formal tone.

Etymology and orthography: The term derives from the phrase así mismo and is today written as a single word, according to the Real Academia Española. It is sometimes encountered in older texts as two words, así mismo, but the standard modern form is asimismo.

Style and register: Asimismo tends to be more formal or bureaucratic and is widely used in official documents, academic writing, and careful journalism. In everyday spoken Spanish, synonymous expressions such as también or de igual modo are more common. Its use helps link related ideas with a tone of precision and cohesion.