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As

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1.SymbolSymbol for attosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10 seconds.
2.Symbolarcsecond
3.SymbolISO 639-1 language code for Assamese.
4.AdverbTo such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
"She regards her kids as (being) as holy as saints.; You’re not as tall as I am, but you are definitely as happy as can be.; It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.; In 1939, as in 1914, all of Europe seemed to want war."
5.AdverbConsidered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
6.AdverbFor example; for instance.
7.ConjunctionIn the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
"Do as I say!; I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.; As you wish, my lord!; Mom was slim, as were most of her relatives.; The kidnappers released him as (was) agreed.; A nearby to-infinitive may be a factor for choosing 'in order to', as will emphasis.; She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.; It's not so complicated as I expected.; It’s as easy to do it right as it is to do it wrong.; (As) much as I respect your viewpoint, I can’t agree.; (As) bravely as they fought, they soon lost the battle.; Try as she might, she could not escape."
8.ConjunctionUsed after so or as to introduce a comparison.
"She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.; It's not so complicated as I expected.; It’s as easy to do it right as it is to do it wrong."
9.ConjunctionUsed to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
10.ConjunctionExpressing concession: though.
"(As) much as I respect your viewpoint, I can’t agree.; (As) bravely as they fought, they soon lost the battle.; Try as she might, she could not escape."
11.ConjunctionAt the time that; during the time when: At the same instant or moment that: when.
"As I came in, she fled.; He sleeps as the rain falls.; As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.; As she grew older, she grew wiser."
12.ConjunctionAt the same instant or moment that: when.
"As I came in, she fled."
13.ConjunctionAt the same time that, during the same time when: while.
"He sleeps as the rain falls."
14.ConjunctionVarying through time in the same proportion that.
"As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.; As she grew older, she grew wiser."
15.ConjunctionBeing that, considering that, because, since.
"As it’s too late, I quit.; (As) tired as he was, I decided not to disturb him."
16.ConjunctionIntroducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
17.Conjunctionused before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
"The case is dismissed as between Jones and Smith.; The case is dismissed as against Smith."
18.ConjunctionFunctioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who.
"You strike me as being a very fidgety type of person.; He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.; I read this extract as being extremely pessimistic."
19.ConjunctionThan.
20.PrepositionIntroducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
"You are not as tall as my sister.; They are big as houses."
21.PrepositionIn the role of.
"What is your opinion as a parent?; As your big sis, I worry about your life too.; He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend."
22.PrepositionIn the form of.
"I bought you a new toy as a special treat."
23.NounA libra, a Roman pound.
24.NounAny of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
25.NounAlternative form of a's.
26.AdverbUsed to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely
"sweet as"
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