as
Part of speech: adv
conj
prep
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
law
lifestyle
numismatics
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.
Inflected forms:
form: -'s
pos: conj
tags: alternative
form: ases
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: asses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: She regards her kids as (being) as holy as saints.
You’re not as tall as I am, but you are definitely as happy as can be.
It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
In 1939, as in 1914, all of Europe seemed to want war.
“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly.
 Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan.
 “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.
gloss: Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
gloss: For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
pos: adv
tags: dated
formal
not-comparable
examples: Likewise many other indulgences were by virtue hereof granted; as, to have a portatile altar, to receive the Sacrament privately; […]
First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep.
gloss: In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
pos: conj
examples: Do as I say!
I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
As you wish, my lord!
Mom was slim, as were most of her relatives.
The kidnappers released him as (was) agreed.
A nearby to-infinitive may be a factor for choosing 'in order to', as will emphasis.
"But he's good as dead, and I ain't about to waste a bullet."
gloss: In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
pos: conj
examples: She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
It's not so complicated as I expected.
It’s as easy to do it right as it is to do it wrong.
gloss: In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
pos: conj
examples: [...] that the Board of Regents had fallen into disrepute; that intelligent men inquired what the board was; he said that it was a quiet body, and kept out of the newspapers — and so quiet as to lead many to suppose tho board had ceased to exist.
It was a talent he had developed; he could actually be so quiet as to be practically invisible. In class, he was rarely called upon to answer any questions. In the crowded hallways, he could slip in and out without offending any of the local bullies ...
Under most circumstances, it will be possible to draw a distinction sufficiently clear as to allow an unambiguous allocation to one or other category.
gloss: In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
pos: conj
examples: (As) much as I respect your viewpoint, I can’t agree.
(As) bravely as they fought, they soon lost the battle.
Try as she might, she could not escape.
1843 (first published), Thomas Babington Macaulay, Essays
We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited.
If this happens, be patient and, difficult as it may be, try not to take these reactions personally.
gloss: At the time that; during the time when:
pos: conj
examples: As I came in, she fled.
gloss: At the time that; during the time when:
pos: conj
examples: He sleeps as the rain falls.
gloss: At the time that; during the time when:
pos: conj
examples: As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
As she grew older, she grew wiser.
gloss: Being that, considering that, because, since.
pos: conj
examples: As it’s too late, I quit.
(As) tired as he was, I decided not to disturb him.
gloss: Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
pos: conj
tags: dated
examples: And sodenly there cam a sounde from heven as it had bene the commynge off a myghty wynde […]
Oft haue I ſeene the haughty Cardinall,
 More like a Souldier then a man o' th' Church,
 As ſtout and proud as he were Lord of all […]
And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good.
I start as from some dreadful dream.
I feel securely fixed on the careering chair, and with the momentum gained I steer myself as on skis to the guard and come to a stop with a happy little flourish.
They think they are romantic, tragic figures, exiled as on Elba. They picture themselves as enlightened barons bringing civilization, opportunity, and kindness to the brown-skinned.
Newspapers and magazines would load their graphics, and you could doodle as on the Sony Reader Daily Edition.
gloss: used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
pos: conj
examples: The case is dismissed as between Jones and Smith.
The case is dismissed as against Smith.
gloss: Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
pos: conj
examples: You strike me as being a very fidgety type of person.
He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.
I read this extract as being extremely pessimistic.
Now will he sit under a medlar tree,
And wish his mistress were that kind of fruit,
As maids call medlars, when they laugh alone.
the temper is to be altered and amended, with such things as fortify and strengthen the heart and brain […]
‘Sissy is not a name,’ said Mr. Gradgrind. ‘Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.’
‘It’s father as calls me Sissy, sir,’ returned the young girl in a trembling voice, and with another curtsey.
“If I had, if I could hold me head up with the better folk, perhaps I'd think again, but I don't reckon as that's very likely now.”
gloss: Than.
pos: conj
tags: England
obsolete
possibly
rare
examples: The king was not more forward to bestow favours on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors.
Darkness itself is no more opposite to light as their actions were diametricall to their words.
gloss: Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
pos: prep
examples: You are not as tall as my sister.
They are big as houses.
A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
gloss: In the role of.
pos: prep
examples: What is your opinion as a parent?
As your big sis, I worry about your life too.
He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
Directed by Howard Hawks, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starred Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei and Jane Russell as Dorothy.
Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
gloss: In the form of.
pos: prep
examples: I bought you a new toy as a special treat.
gloss: A libra, a Roman pound.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
pos: noun
tags: Ancient-Rome
Synonyms: although
whilst
seeing that
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:
lang: Arabic
word: كَمَا
roman: kamā
lang: Arabic
word: مِثْلَمَا
roman: miṯlamā
lang: Arabic
word: زي
roman: zay
lang: Assamese
word: যেনে
roman: zene
lang: Belarusian
word: як
roman: jak
lang: Bengali
word: মত
roman: môto
lang: Catalan
word: com
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 若
roman: joek⁶
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 好似
roman: hou² ci⁵
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 像
roman: xiàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 如同
roman: rútóng
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: hama nɗe heli
lang: Czech
word: jak
lang: Dalmatian
word: cal
lang: Danish
word: som
lang: Dutch
word: zoals
lang: Esperanto
word: kiel
lang: Esperanto
word: laŭ
lang: Finnish
word: kuten
lang: French
word: comme
lang: French
word: ainsi que
lang: French
word: tout comme
lang: Galician
word: como
lang: Galician
word: coma
lang: German
word: wie
lang: German
word: so wie
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍃𐍅𐌴
roman: swē
lang: Greek
word: όπως
roman: ópos
lang: Greek
word: σαν
roman: san
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὡς
roman: hōs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὅπως
roman: hópōs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ᾗ
roman: hēî
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὅπῃ
roman: hópēi
lang: Hebrew
word: כמו
roman: kmo
lang: Hindi
word: जैसा
roman: jaisā
lang: Hungarian
word: ahogy
lang: Hungarian
word: ahogyan
lang: Icelandic
word: eins og
lang: Icelandic
word: svo sem
lang: Icelandic
word: sem
lang: Interlingua
word: como
lang: Italian
word: come
lang: Korean
word: -처럼
roman: -cheoreom
lang: Latin
word: ut
lang: Latin
word: quā
lang: Macedonian
word: како што
roman: kako što
lang: Malay
word: sebagai
lang: Malayalam
word: പോലെ
roman: pōle
lang: Maltese
word: kif
lang: Marathi
word: सारखे
roman: sārkhe
lang: Norwegian
word: som
lang: Old English
word: swā
lang: Persian
word: مانند
roman: mânand
lang: Plautdietsch
word: soo aus
lang: Polish
word: jak
lang: Portuguese
word: como
lang: Punjabi
word: ਵਰਗਾ
roman: vargā
lang: Romanian
word: ca
lang: Romanian
word: cum
lang: Romanian
word: așa cum
lang: Romanian
word: precum
lang: Russian
word: как
roman: kak
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ка̏о
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kȁo
lang: Slovak
word: ako
lang: Slovene
word: kot
lang: Slovene
word: kàkor
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: ako
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: kaž
lang: Spanish
word: como
lang: Swahili
word: kama
lang: Swedish
word: som
lang: Telugu
word: వంటి
roman: vaṇṭi
lang: Tok Pisin
word: olsem
lang: Turkish
word: gibi
lang: Ukrainian
word: як
roman: jak
lang: Urdu
word: کی طَرَح
roman: kī tarah
lang: Vietnamese
word: như
lang: Walloon
word: come
lang: Welsh
word: fel