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Is as a verb when it is in a simile?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

No. The word "as" is never a verb. In a simile, like or as acts as a preposition (or, arguably, as a truncated version of a conjunction).

Example:

Bill is as tough as a bulldog (...is tough).

He fights like a tiger (...fights).

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Wiki User

11y ago

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