as

as

as¹ [az; ] unstressed [ əz]

adv.

[weakened form of ALSO; ME as, ase < OE eallswa (see ALSO); lit., wholly so, just as]

1. to the same amount or degree; equally [I'm just as happy at home]

2. for instance; thus [a card game, as bridge]

3. when set off or related in a specified way [romanticism as contrasted with classicism]

conj.

1. in the same amount in which or to the same degree to which [it flew straight as an arrow]

2. in the same manner that; according to the way that [do as you are told]

3. at the same time that; while [she laughed as she spoke]

4. because; since [as you object, we won't go]

5. that the consequence is [the question is so obvious as to need no reply]

6. though [tall as he was, he couldn't reach it]

7. Informal that [I don't know as I should]

pron.

1. a fact that [we are tired, as anyone can see]

2. that: preceded by such or the same [the same color as yours is]

prep.

1. in the role, function, capacity, or sense of [he poses as a friend]

2. like [the risk is as nothing compared to the gain]

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as ... as

a correlative construction used to indicate the equality or sameness of two things [as large as, as heavy as, as many as, etc.]: see also GOOD, WELL², MUCH, FAR, etc. for certain idiomatic phrases with as

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as for

with reference to; concerning

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as if

1. as it (or one) would if

2. that [it seems as if you're never happy]

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☆ as is

Informal just as it is; without any changes: said of damaged goods being sold

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as it were

as if it were so; so to speak

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☆ as of

up to, on, or from (a specified time)

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as though

AS IF

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as to

1. with reference to

2. as if to

as² [as]

n.

pl. asses [as′iz, as′ēz΄] [L]

1. an ancient Roman unit of weight, equal to about twelve ounces; libra, or Roman pound

2. an ancient Roman coin of copper alloy