as
/əz/ adverb, conjunction, preposition, noun, proper noun
Forms ases asses -'s
- adverb To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. “She regards her kids as (being) holy as saints.”
- adverb Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
- adverb (formal, somewhat dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
- conjunction In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that. “Do as I say!”
- conjunction Used after so or as to introduce a comparison. “She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.”
- conjunction Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to.
- conjunction Expressing concession: though. “(As) much as I respect your viewpoint, I can’t agree.”
- conjunction At the same instant or moment that: when. “As I came in, she fled.”
- conjunction At the same time that, during the same time when: while. “He sleeps as the rain falls.”
- conjunction Varying through time in the same proportion that. “As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.”
- conjunction Being that, considering that, because, since. “As it’s too late, I quit.”
- preposition Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case. “You are not as tall as my sister.”
- preposition In the role of. “What is your opinion as a parent?”
- preposition In the form of. “I bought you a new toy as a special treat.”
- noun (unit of weight) A libra, a Roman pound.
- noun (numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
- adverb (Australia, especially New Zealand, slang) Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely. “sweet as”
- proper noun A city in the western Czech Republic.
Synonyms
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Etymology
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.
Borrowed from Latin as. Doublet of ace.
Shortening of as hell or as fuck or similar.
From a + -s.
Webster’s 1913
- adverb Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden.
- adverb In the idea, character, or condition of, --limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet.
- noun An ace. [Obs.] Chaucer. Ambes-as, double aces.
- noun A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
Etymology [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal swa, lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See Also.]
Etymology [See Ace.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “as”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details