| As The symbol for the element arsenic. |
| AS abbr. 1. also a/s air speed 2. American Samoa 3. Anglo-Saxon 4. antisubmarine 5. Associate in Science |
as 1 ( z;  z when unstressed)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. Idioms: 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. as is Informal Just the way it is, with no changes or modifications: bought the samovar as is from an antique dealer. as it were In a manner of speaking; as if such were so. [Middle English, from Old English ealsw  ; 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 thatregional 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. |
| as 2 (s) n. pl. as·ses ( s  z , s z) 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.] |
as
conj
1. while or when: he arrived just as the band finished the song
2. in the way that: they had talked and laughed as only the best of friends can
3. that which; what: George did as he was asked
4. (of) which fact or event (referring to the previous statement): to become wise, as we all know, is not easy
5. as it were in a way; in a manner of speaking: he was, as it were, on probation
6. since; seeing that
7. for instance
Adverb, conj
used to indicate amount or extent in comparisons: he was as fat as his mum and dad
prep
1. in the role of; being: my task, as his physician, is to do the best that I can
2. as for or to with reference to
3. as if or though as it would be if: she felt as if she had been run over by a bulldozer
4. as (it) is in the existing state of affairs [Old English alswā likewise]
USAGE: See at like.
As Chem arsenic
| As The symbol for arsenic. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  As - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgarchemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter arsenopyrite, mispickel - a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic orpiment - a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic realgar - a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects |
| 2. |  AS - a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of SamoaSamoan Islands, Samoa - a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop Pago Pago, Pango Pango - a port in American Samoa | |
| Adv. | 1. | as - to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" |
as
conjunction 2. in the way that, like, in the manner that
preposition 4. in the role of, being, under the name of, in the character of >> as for or to with regard to, about, re, concerning, regarding, respecting, relating to, with respect to, on the subject of, with reference to, in reference to, in the matter of, apropos of, as regards, anent Scot. as it were in a way, to some extent, so to speak, in a manner of speaking, so to say
Translations
as [æz] conj 1. (referring to time) (= while); mientras: (= when); cuando;
he came in as I was leaving → entró cuando me marchaba;
as I don't speak German I can't understand him → como no hablo alemán no le entiendo, no le entiendo ya que no hablo alemán
4. (= although): much as I like them, ... → aunque me gustan, ...
as she said → como dijo;
7. as if or though → como si;
he looked as if he was ill → parecía como si estuviera enfermo, tenía aspecto de enfermo see also long see also such see also well prep (= in the capacity of): he works as a barman → trabaja de barman;
as chairman of the company, he ... → como presidente de la compañía, ...
AS n abbr (US) (Scol) (= Associate in/of Science) → diplôme universitaire
as [æz] conj 1. (time) (moment) → comme, alors que; à mesure que: (duration) → tandis que;
abbr (US) (= American Samoa)
as [æz] conj 1. (time) (moment) → comme, alors que; à mesure que: (duration) → tandis que;
he left early as he had to be home by 10 → comme il or puisqu'il devait être de retour avant 10h, il est parti de bonne heure
3. (referring to manner, way) → comme;
1. (in comparisons);
2. (concerning);
3. as if or though → comme si;
AS (US) n abbr (= Associate in Science) → akademischer Grad in Naturwissenschaften
as [æz] conj 1. (referring to time) → als;
abbr (Post) (= American Samoa)
as [æz] conj 1. (referring to time) → als;
as from tomorrow → ab morgen
2. (in comparisons);
as soon as → sobald;
3. (= since, because) → da, weil;
4. (referring to manner, way) → wie;
as it were → sozusagen
5. (= in the capacity of) → als;
6. (= concerning);
AS n abbr (US ) (SCOL) (= Associate in Science) → titolo di studio
as [æz] conj 1. (referring to time) → mentre;
as [æz] conj 1. (referring to time) → mentre;
he came in as I was leaving → arrivò mentre stavo uscendo;
as from tomorrow → da domani
2. (in comparisons);
4. (referring to manner, way) → come;
big as it is → grande com'è;
6. as if or though → come se;
he looked as if he was ill → sembrava stare male see also long see also such see also well prep he works as a driver → fa l'autista;
as chairman of the company, he ... → come presidente della compagnia, lui ...;
he gave me it as a present → me lo ha regalato
conj as [ӕz]
1 when; while I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go. terwyl عِنْدَما، بَيْنَما، عِنْدَما когато když; zatímco da; når; mens während καθώς cuando; mientras kui هنگامیکه kun tandis que; comme; en כַּאֲשֶר जैसा dok (a)mint ketika, sambil þegar, um leið og, meðan mentre, quando ～の時 ...할 때에 kai, kada kad semasa terwijl mens, da, idet jak, kiedy enquanto când, în timp ce когда, в то время как keď, kým medtem ko kada, dok när, medan ขณะที่ (yapar)ken 當...的時候 тоді, коли جیسے khi 当...的时候
2 because As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present. aangesien بِسَبَب защото jelikož da; idet; siden weil επειδή, καθώς como kuna از آنجا که koska comme בִּגְלַל क्योंकि budući da minthogy karena þar eð, af því að siccome, poiché ～だから ...이므로 kadangi tā kā oleh sebab aangezien siden, ettersom, da ponieważ porque deoarece так как, поскольку pretože ker zbog eftersom, då เนื่องจาก çünkü, ...-diği için 因為 тому що, оскільки کیونکہ bởi vì 因为
3 in the same way that If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do. soos مِثْل، كَما، بِنَفْسِ الطَّريقَه както jako som so wie όπως como, igual que nii nagu همچون niin kuin comme כְּמוֹ उसी तरह kao ahogy(an) sebagaimana, seperti eins og come ～と同じように ...처럼 (taip) kaip kā sama juga zoals (slik) som tak jak como cum как ako kot na isti način som, på samma sätt som เหมือนกับ ...-diği gibi 如同 як, згідно з بعینہ giống như 如同
4 used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow. soos كَما както jak som wie όπως como nagu همانطور که kuten comme כְּפִי kao što (a)mint sebagaimana eins og come ～のように ...과 같이 kaip kā seperti zoals som jak como cum как ako kot, kakor kao što (znate) som ใช้เริ่มต้นประโยคที่ผู้พูดคิดว่าผู้ฟังรู้อยู่แล้ว ...gibi, üzere 正如(用于引入說話人已知/相信之事) як جیسا کہ như 正如
5 though Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go. hoewel مَع أن като jakkoli, třebaže skønt; hvor ... end obgleich παρόλο που aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo kuigi اگرچه؛ باوجود اینکه vaikka malgré (que) אַף כִּי iako noha walaupun, meskipun eins, enda þótt (að) come; sebbene, per quanto ～だけれども ...이긴 하지만 nors, kad ir kaip lai gan walau hoe... ook skjønt, hvor... enn chociaż embora deşi, chiar dacă хотя aj keď čeprav iako fastän, hur ... än ถึงแม้ว่า ...-diği hâlde, rağmen 儘管 хоч چونکہ mặc dù 尽管
6 used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry. en ook مِثْل а stejně jako ligesom; på samme måde som so wie όπως επίσης al igual que nagu مانند؛ همچون kuten ainsi que כְּפִי kao i éppúgy mint seperti juga eins (og) così come ～と同様に 마찬가지로 (lygiai) kaip ir (līdzīgi) kā begitu juga net als liksom, så vel som tak/podobnie jak assim como la fel так же... как tak ako, rovnako ako (tako) kot kao što (je/su) liksom เช่นเดียวกับ ...-diği gibi 通常用于指已經陳述的事同樣適用與其他人 як наприклад جیسے cũng như vậy 象...一样
adv
used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example The bread was as hard as a brick. soos بِنَفْس الصِّفَه толкова tak så ... som so...wie σαν tan kui به yhtä aussi (que) כְּמוֹ के समान kao olyan... mint laksana, sama eins come, così (...) come (...), altrettanto (...) quanto (...) ～と同じ程度に 같은 정도로 tikpat... kā macam zo så... (som) tak tão la fel de как (например) tak (tako) kot tako kao lika เหมือนกับ kadar (用于比較級)同樣地 вживається у порівняннях کی طرح cũng...như 同样地
prep
1 used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example The bread was as hard as a brick. soos بِنَفْس المِقْدار، مِثل колкото jako (så ...) som so...wie σαν como niisama هم اندازۀ؛ همچون kuin que בְּדוֹמֶה ל के समान poput olyan... mint sama, laksana og come, quanto ～と同じ程度に ...만큼의 kaip tikpat... kā macam als (så...) som jak como ca как (например) ako kot kao som เหมือนกับ kadar 如同(用于比較級) як کی طرح cũng...như 如同
2 like He was dressed as a woman. soos مِثل като jako som wie σαν como nagu مانند؛ شبیه kuin en כְּמוֹ जैसा poput mint sebagai eins og come ～のように ...처럼 kaip kā seperti als som jak como ca как ako kot nalik som เหมือนกับ gibi 如同 як مانند giống 如同
3 with certain verbs egregard, ~treat, ~describe, ~accept I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults. as, soos عَلى أنه като jako som wie σαν como -ks, -na همچون؛ مثل kuin comme בִבְחִינַת जैसा kao -nak, -nek; -nként sebagai sem, eins og come ～として ...으로 kaip kā bagaikan als som za, jak(o) como ca (pe) как ako kot kao som เหมือนกับ olarak 於某些動詞連用，如regard, treat, describe, accept) як کی طرح như là 如同（于某些动词连用）
4 in the position of He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician. as كَ ، بِوَظِيفَة като jako som als ως como, en tanto que -na به عنوان en tant que כְ- के रूप में kao (úgy is) mint selaku sem come, in quanto ～として ...으로(서) kaip kā sebagai als som jako como ca как, так и ako ... aj ako kot kao som, i egenskap av ในฐานะ olarak 作為 як جیسے với tư cách là 作为
as for
with regard to; concerning The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin. wat betref بِخُصوص، بِما يَخُص колкото до pokud jde o med hensyn til bezüglich όσο για en cuanto a, lo que por respecta a, con relación a mis -sse puutub و اما؛ در مورد mitä johonkin tulee quant à בְּנוֹגֵע ל- के संबंध में što se tiče ami ...-t illeti sedangkan hvað varðar, með tilliti til quanto a ～に関しては ...에 관해서는 (o) dėl kas attiecas uz; attiecībā uz untuk wat betreft når det gjelder co do quanto a cât (despre) что касается, что до pokiaľ ide o kar zadeva što se tiče vad beträffar, i fråga om ในเรื่องของ ...-e gelince, ...ise 至於 щодо, стосовно جہاں تک اس کا تعلق ہے về phần 至于
as if / as though
in the way one would expect if He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint. asof وَكَأن сякаш jako (kdy)by som om als ob σαν να, λες και como si; como para justkui بطوریکه؛ گویی ikään kuin comme (si, pour) כְּאִילוּ मानो kao da mintha seakan-akan eins og come se, come まるで～のように 마치 ...인 것처럼 tarsi it kā kelihatan seperti alsof som om jak gdyby como se ca şi când; ca şi cum как будто ako keby kot (da) kao da som om ราวกับ sanki, güya, ...mış gibi 好象 неначе جیسے cứ như là 好象
as to
as far as (something) is concerned; with regard to I'm willing to read his book, but as to publishing it, that's a different matter. wat betref بِخُصوص، بِما يَتَعَلَّق до колкото pokud jde o med hensyn til was...betrifft όσον αφορά en cuanto a mis -sse puutub دربارۀ؛ درمورد mitä johonkin tulee quant à; ce qui pour est de בְּנוֹגֵע ל- जहां तक का संबंध है glede ami (pedig) (vmit) illet mengenai hvað varðar, að því er við kemur quanto a, riguardo a ～について言えば ...에 관해서 (o) dėl attiecībā uz jikalau wat betreft når det gjelder, angående co do quanto a cât despre относительно; что касается pokiaľ ide o kar zadeva o tome kako vad beträffar เกี่ยวกับ ...-e gelince 關於 щодо جہاں تک اس کو تعلق ہے về cái gì 关于
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