English Explanatory Dictionary

as

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
  2. Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
  3. For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
conj
  1. In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
  2. Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.
  3. Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
  4. Expressing concession: though.
  5. At the time that; during the time when:
  6. At the same instant or moment that: when.
  7. At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
  8. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
  9. Being that, considering that, because, since.
  10. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
  11. used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
  12. Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
prep
  1. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
  2. In the role of.
  3. In the form of.
noun
  1. A libra, a Roman pound.
  2. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
noun
  1. Alternative form of a's.
adv
  1. Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely
name
  1. Initialism of Anglo-Saxon.
  2. Abbreviation of Assam: a state of India.
noun
  1. Initialism of Advanced Supplementary.
  2. Initialism of Advanced Subsidiary.
  3. Initialism of aortic stenosis.
  4. Initialism of Asperger's syndrome.
  5. Initialism of ankylosing spondylitis.
  6. Initialism of autonomous system.
  7. Initialism of auxiliary submarine: a naval tender, a submarine tender that tends to submarines.
  8. Initialism of application server.
  9. Initialism of Alström syndrome.
phrase
  1. Initialism of alayhi as-salaam.
noun
  1. plural of A

Pronunciation

/əz/ /æz/ [æz] [az] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-as.wav en-us-as.ogg /ˈæs/ /ˈæz/

Word forms

as -'s ases asses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Proto-Indo-European *swéder.? Proto-Germanic *swa Proto-West Germanic *swā Proto-West Germanic *allswā Old English eallswā Middle English also Middle English as English as From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā (“just so; as”), thus representing a reduced form of also. Compare German Low German a(l)s, German als, Dutch als.

Synonyms

although whilst seeing that albeit while as as long as because being being as being that due to the fact that for for that forasmuch as forthy forwhy given that in regard in that inasmuch as now that on account of since sith sithence when ∵ assarion assarius PBUH SAW peace be upon him

Derived words

as I live and breathe as much as forasmuch green as a gooseberry green as grass much as whenas whereas whereäs as-built

Translations

Arabic: كَمَا Arabic: مِثْلَمَا Arabic: زي Assamese: যেনে Belarusian: як Bengali: মত Catalan: com Chinese Cantonese: 若 Chinese Cantonese: 好似 Chinese Mandarin: 像 Chinese Mandarin: 如同 Ngazidja Comorian: hama nɗe heli Czech: jak Dalmatian: cal Danish: som Dutch: zoals Esperanto: kiel Esperanto: laŭ Finnish: kuten French: comme French: ainsi que French: tout comme Galician: como Galician: coma German: wie German: so wie Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴 Greek: όπως Greek: σαν Ancient Greek: ὡς Ancient Greek: ὅπως Ancient Greek: ᾗ Ancient Greek: ὅπῃ Hebrew: כמו Hindi: जैसा Hungarian: ahogy Hungarian: ahogyan Icelandic: eins og Icelandic: svo sem Icelandic: sem Interlingua: como Italian: come Korean: -처럼 Latin: ut Latin: quā Macedonian: како што Malay: sebagai Malayalam: പോലെ Maltese: kif Marathi: सारखे Norwegian: som Old English: swā Persian: مانند Plautdietsch: soo aus Polish: jak Portuguese: como Punjabi: ਵਰਗਾ
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