Definitions
1.adverbTo such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree."It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive."
2.adverbConsidered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified)."1865, The Act of Suicide as Distinct from the Crime of Self-Murder: A Sermon"
3.adverbFor example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
4.prepositionIntroducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case."They're big as houses."
5.prepositionIn the role of."He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend."
6.conjunctionIn the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that."As you wish, my lord!"
7.conjunctionAt the time that; during the time when:
8.conjunctionBeing that, considering that, because, since."As it’s too late, I quit."
9.conjunctionIntroducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
10.conjunctionFunctioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)"He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open."
11.conjunction(possibly obsolete) Than.