as

adv.

1. To the same extent or degree; equally: The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.
2. For instance: large carnivores, as the bear or lion.
3. When taken into consideration in a specified relation or form: this definition as distinguished from the second one.

conj.

1. To the same degree or quantity that. Often used as a correlative after so or as: You are as sweet as sugar. The situation is not so bad as you suggest.
2. In the same manner or way that: Think as I think.
3. At the same time that; while: slipped on the ice as I ran home.
4. For the reason that; because: went to bed early, as I was exhausted.
5. With the result that: He was so foolish as to lie.
6. Though: Great as the author was, he proved a bad model. Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is true.
7. In accordance with which or with the way in which: The hotel is quite comfortable as such establishments go. The sun is hot, as everyone knows.
8. Informal. That: I don't know as I can answer your question.

pron.

1. That; which; who. Used after same or such: I received the same grade as you did.
2. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. Who, whom, which, or that: Those as want to can come with me.

prep.

1. In the role, capacity, or function of: acting as a mediator.
2. In a manner similar to; the same as: On this issue they thought as one.

idioms:

as is Informal.

1. Just the way it is, with no changes or modifications: bought the samovar as is from an antique dealer.

as it were

1. In a manner of speaking; as if such were so.

[Middle English, from Old English ealswā. See also.]

USAGE NOTE   A traditional usage rule draws a distinction between comparisons using as . . . as and comparisons using so . . . as. The rule states the so . . . as construction is required in negative sentences (as in Shakespeare's "'tis not so deep as a well"), in questions (as in Is it so bad as she says?), and in certain if- clauses (as in If it is so bad as you say, you ought to leave). But this so . . . as construction is becoming increasingly rare in American English, and the use of as . . . as is now entirely acceptable in all contexts. • In a comparison involving both as . . . as and than, the second as should be retained in written style. One writes He is as smart as, or smarter than, his brother, not He is as smart or smarter than his brother, which is considered unacceptable in formal style. • In many dialects, people use as in place of that in sentences like We are not sure as we want to go or It's not certain as he left. This construction is not sufficiently well established to be used in writing. • As should be preceded by a comma when it expresses a causal relation, as in She won't be coming, as we didn't invite her. When as expresses a time relation, it is not preceded by a comma: She was finishing the painting as I walked into the room. When beginning a sentence with a clause that starts with as, one should take care that it is clear whether as is used to mean "because" or "at the same time that." The sentence As they were leaving, I walked to the door may mean either "I walked to the door because they were leaving" or "I walked to the door at the same time that they were leaving." • As is sometimes used superfluously to introduce the complements of verbs like consider, deem, and account, as in They considered it as one of the landmark decisions of the civil rights movement. The measure was deemed as unnecessary. This usage may have arisen by analogy to regard and esteem, with which as is standardly used in this way: We regarded her as the best writer among us. But the use of as with verbs like consider is not sufficiently well established to be acceptable in writing. See Usage Notes at because, equal, like², so¹, than.

REGIONAL NOTE   American dialects often vary from Standard English in the form and usage of relative pronouns. Where Standard English has three relative pronouns-who, which, and that-regional dialects, particularly those of the South and Midlands, allow as and what as relative pronouns: "Them as thinks they can whup me jest come ahead" (Publication of the American Dialect Society). The car what hit him never stopped.

as² (ăs)
n., pl., as·ses (ăs'ēz', ăs'ĭz).

1. An ancient Roman coin of copper or copper alloy.
2. An ancient Roman unit of weight equal to about one troy pound.

[Latin as.]

[Ar]

Roman brass or copper coin worth one sixteenth of a denarius.

IN BRIEF: To such a degree or extent; Like; (with if) as it would be if

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. — William James

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - så ... som
conj. - for at, så at, ligesom
prep. - som, ligesom
pron. - som

idioms:

• as .. as    så ... som
• as for    hvad angår, angående
• as from    pr, fra
• as if    som om
• as it were    så at sige, på sin vis
• as little as    så lidt som, blot, kun
• as of    pr, fra
• as regards    hvad angår, angående
• as though    som om
• as to    angående, vedrørende
• as yet    endnu, på nuværende tidspunkt

2.
n. - gammel romersk møntenhed

symb. - arsen

abbr. - angelsakser, angelsaksisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zo)als, aangezien, omdat, evenals, toen, terwijl, zowaar, naarmate, in de functie van, as (Romeinse munt),

Français (French)
1.
adv. - aussi, si
conj. - alors que, tandis que, pendant que, puisque, étant donné que, comme, aussi, de même que, ainsi que, quant à, de façon à, afin de, au fur et à mesure que
prep. - en tant que, en qualité de, comme
pron. - alors que, tandis que, puisque, pendant que, de même que, ainsi que, au fur et à mesure que

idioms:

• as .. as    aussi .. que
• as ... go    comme... témoignent/vont
• as for    en ce qui concerne, quant à
• as from    à partir de, depuis
• as if    comme si
• as it were    comme si c'était, pour ainsi dire
• as little as    aussi peu que
• as of    à partir de
• as regards    en ce qui concerne, quant à
• as though    comme si
• as to    en ce qui concerne, quant à
• as yet    jusqu'à présent

2.
n. - (Hist) unité de poids dans la Rome antique (d'environ 373 g), (Hist) pièce de monnaie en cuivre dans la Rome antique

symb. - (Chim) arsenic, altostratus

abbr. - (abrév) aussi, Anglo-saxon, anti-sous-marin

Deutsch (German)
1.
adv. - so, ebenso, gerade so, wie
conj. - als, da, weil, wie, während, in dem Maße, wie
prep. - als
pron. - der die das, welch-

idioms:

• as .. as    so .. wie, genauso .. wie
• as ... go    etwas, jd. wie Üblich betrachtet
• as for    was .. angeht
• as from    ab, von ... an
• as if    als ob
• as it were    gewissermaßen, sozusagen
• as little as    ebensowenig wie
• as of    ab, von ... an
• as regards    was .. betrifft
• as though    als ob
• as to    was .. angeht
• as yet    bis jetzt, noch

2.
n. - As (beim Kartenspiel), As (römische Kupfermünze), Pfund

symb. - (Chem.) Arsenik

abbr. - (USA) Akademie der Wissenschaften, Amerikanisch-Samoa, Angelsachse, Anti-U-Boot ...

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - καθώς, την ώρα που, επειδή, όπως, όσο, σαν

idioms:

• as .. as    τόσο... όσο
• as for    (καθ') όσον αφορά, όσο για
• as from    από (με χρονική έννοια)
• as if    σαν να, λες και
• as it were    ούτως ειπείν
• as little as    όσο λιγότερο
• as of    από (με χρονική έννοια)
• as regards    όσον αφορά, όσο για
• as though    σαν να, λες και
• as to    όσο για
• as yet    μέχρι τώρα, μέχρι στιγμής

Italiano (Italian)
come, siccome, mentre, di, man mano che, secondo

idioms:

• as .. as    tanto .. quanto
• as for    quanto a
• as from    a partire da
• as if    come se
• as it were    per così dire
• as little as    non piú di
• as of    da
• as regards    riguardo a
• as though    come se
• as to    quanto a
• as yet    finora

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - como, quão, quanto, assim como, enquanto, quando, por que, porquanto, se bem que, embora, em conseqüência do que

idioms:

• as .. as    tão..como, tanto quanto
• as for    quanto a
• as from    válido desde, a partir de
• as if    como se
• as it were    por assim dizer
• as little as    tão pouco quanto
• as of    como de
• as per usual    como sempre
• as regards    no que diz respeito
• as though    como se
• as to    com referência a
• as yet    até o momento

Русский (Russian)
в качестве, так как, поскольку, подобно, когда, как, по мере того, как, так же, как

idioms:

• as .. as    такой.. как
• as for    в отношении
• as from    начиная с
• as if    как будто бы
• as it were    так сказать
• as little as    всего лишь (с указанием количества)
• as of    начиная с
• as per usual    как обычно
• as regards    в отношении
• as though    как если бы
• as to    относительно
• as yet    пока

Español (Spanish)
1.
adv. - como, tal como, cual, así como, tan
conj. - como, en calidad de, puesto que, ya que, comoquiera que, mientras, cuando, aunque, que, a medida que, conforme, según, lo mismo que, a pesar de que
prep. - que, los que, las que, como los
pron. - como, en calidad de, puesto que, ya que, comoquiera que, mientras, cuando, aunque, que, a medida que, conforme, según, lo mismo que

idioms:

• as .. as    tan .. como
• as ... go    relativo a la calidad de una cierta cosa
• as for    en cuanto a, con respecto a, en lo concerniente a, en lo que se refiere a, respecto a
• as from    a partir de
• as if    como si
• as it were    por decirlo así, como si fuera, como quien dice
• as little as    tan poco como
• as of    a partir de
• as regards    en cuanto a, con respecto a
• as though    como si
• as to    en cuanto a, en lo que se refiere a, respecto a
• as yet    hasta ahora, todavía, aún

2.
n. - peso y moneda romanos

symb. - símbolo químico del arsénico

abbr. - Secretario Asistente, Samoa Americana, Anglo-Sajón, anti-submarino, asociado en ciencia

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - som, såsom, på samma sätt som

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空对地

砒霜, 砷

1. 跟...一样地, 同样地, 例如, 如同, 像...一样, 像, 依照, 当...时, 与...相同的事物, 本情况, 该事实, 作为, 以...的身份, 当作

idioms:

• as .. as    像...一样
• as for    至于, 关于
• as from    从...时起
• as if    犹如, 好像
• as it were    宛如, 好像
• as little as    像...一样少
• as of    从...开始, 自...起
• as regards    关于, 至于
• as though    好像, 仿佛
• as to    关于, 至于
• as yet    迄今为止

2. 罗马铜币

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 空對地

symb. - 砒霜, 砷

1.
adv. - 跟...一樣地, 同樣地, 例如, 如同
conj. - 像...一樣, 像, 依照, 當...時
pron. - 與...相同的事物, 本情況, 該事實
prep. - 作為, 以...的身份, 像, 當作, 如同

2.
n. - 羅馬銅幣

idioms:

• as .. as    像...一樣
• as for    至於, 關於
• as from    從...時起
• as if    猶如, 好像
• as it were    宛如, 好像
• as little as    像...一樣少
• as of    從...開始, 自...起
• as regards    關於, 至於
• as though    好像, 彷彿
• as to    關於, 至於
• as yet    迄今為止

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adv. - ~만큼, ~ 같이
conj. - ~과 같이, ~에 따라서, ~할 때에, ~이므로, ~이기는 하지만
prep. - ~으로, ~과 같은
pron. - ~과 같은, ~이라는 사실

idioms:

• as .. as    ~만큼
• as for    ~로 말한다면
• as from    ~로부터
• as if    마치 ~처럼
• as it were    말하자면
• as little as    ~만큼 적은
• as of    현재로의
• as regards    ~에 관하여
• as though    여느 때와 같이
• as to    ~에 관해서
• as yet    아직 , 이제 까지는

2.
n. - 무게의 단위(12온스, 약 327그램)

symb. - arsenic(비소)

abbr. - antisubmarine(대잠수함의) , Anglo-Saxon(앵글로 색슨족)

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - …として
adv. - 同じ程度に, …のような, …としての
conj. - …しながら, …のとき, …なので, 同様に, …のとおり, …ではあるが
pron. - …する, そのことは…であるが, …もそうであるように

idioms:

• as .. as    と同様に
• as for    …に関するかぎりでは
• as from    から
• as if    まるで…かのように
• as it happens    偶然, たまたま, あいにく
• as of    現在の
• as to    …している時, アス青銅貨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) مثل, مثلما, عندما, اثنا, على الرغم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כ-, כמו, כפי ש-, באותה מידה‬
conj. - ‮כדי, כ-, כמו, מכיוון ש-, למרות ש-, באופן בו, בזמן בו‬
prep. - ‮כש-‬
pron. - ‮כפי ש-, ש-‬
n. - ‮מטבע נחושת רומית‬
symb. - ‮ארסן או זרניך (יסוד)‬
abbr. - ‮אנגלו-סקסוני‬

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