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as

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈæs/

Noun

as noun

  1. (unit of weight) A libra.
  2. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.

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Adverb

as adverb

  1. To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.“It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.”
  2. Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).“1865, The Act of Suicide as Distinct from the Crime of Self-Murder: A Sermon”
  3. For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

Preposition

as preposition

  1. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.“They're big as houses.”
  2. In the role of.“He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.”

Conjunction

as conjunction

  1. In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.“As you wish, my lord!”
  2. At the time that; during the time when:
  3. Being that, considering that, because, since.“As it’s too late, I quit.”
  4. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.

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