Meaning of as | Babel Free

Definitions

1. As, as long as.
2. In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
3. Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.
4. Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is; as to
5. Expressing concession: though.
6. At the time that; during the time when:
7. At the same instant or moment that: when.
8. At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
9. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
10. Being that, considering that, because, since.
11. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
    dated
12. used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
13. Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)
14. Than.
    England, obsolete, possibly, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“"But he's good as dead, and I ain't about to waste a bullet."”

“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.”

“[...] that the Board of Regents had fallen into disrepute; that intelligent men inquired what the board was; he said that it was a quiet body, and kept out of the newspapers — and so quiet as to lead many to suppose tho board had ceased to exist.”

“It was a talent he had developed; he could actually be so quiet as to be practically invisible. In class, he was rarely called upon to answer any questions. In the crowded hallways, he could slip in and out without offending any of the local bullies ...”

“Under most circumstances, it will be possible to draw a distinction sufficiently clear as to allow an unambiguous allocation to one or other category.”

“(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.”

“1843 (first published), Thomas Babington Macaulay, Essays We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient as it may be, which this work has excited.”

“If this happens, be patient and, difficult as it may be, try not to take these reactions personally.”

“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.”

“As it’s too late, I quit.”

“(As) tired as he was, I decided not to disturb him.”

“And sodenly there cam a sounde from heven as it had bene the commynge off a myghty wynde […]”

“Oft haue I ſeene the haughty Cardinall, More like a Souldier then a man o' th' Church, As ſtout and proud as he were Lord of all […]”

“And then he flue on hir as he were wood, / And on hir breeche did hack and foyne a-good.”

“I start as from some dreadful dream.”

“I feel securely fixed on the careering chair, and with the momentum gained I steer myself as on skis to the guard and come to a stop with a happy little flourish.”

“They think they are romantic, tragic figures, exiled as on Elba. They picture themselves as enlightened barons bringing civilization, opportunity, and kindness to the brown-skinned.”

“Newspapers and magazines would load their graphics, and you could doodle as on the Sony Reader Daily Edition.”

“The case is dismissed as between Jones and Smith.”

“The case is dismissed as against Smith.”

“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.”

“Now will he sit under a medlar tree, And wish his mistress were that kind of fruit, As maids call medlars, when they laugh alone.”

“the temper is to be altered and amended, with such things as fortify and strengthen the heart and brain […]”

“‘Sissy is not a name,’ said Mr. Gradgrind. ‘Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.’ ‘It’s father as calls me Sissy, sir,’ returned the young girl in a trembling voice, and with another curtsey.”

““If I had, if I could hold me head up with the better folk, perhaps I'd think again, but I don't reckon as that's very likely now.””

“The king was not more forward to bestow favours on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors.”

“Darkness itself is no more opposite to light as their actions were diametricall to their words.”

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