
as is Informal.
[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.

[Latin as.]
Roman brass or copper coin worth one sixteenth of a denarius.
Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - så ... som
conj. - for at, så at, ligesom
prep. - som, ligesom
pron. - som
idioms:
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:
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:
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
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Italiano (Italian)
come, siccome, mentre, di, man mano che, secondo
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Português (Portuguese)
conj. - como, quão, quanto, assim como, enquanto, quando, por que, porquanto, se bem que, embora, em conseqüência do que
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Русский (Russian)
в качестве, так как, поскольку, подобно, когда, как, по мере того, как, так же, как
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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:
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:
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:
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:
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
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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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