Meaning of as in | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In the sense of.
   conjunctive, idiomatic, not-comparable
2. As pronounced in.
   conjunctive, idiomatic, not-comparable
3. By which I mean; that is to say.
   informal, not-comparable
4. Used to emphasize a point.
   Philippines, not-comparable
5. added after a point has been made
   Philippines, not-comparable
6. asked if the prior statement is really true; really
   Philippines, not-comparable
7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, in.
   not-comparable

Examples

“"bow" as in the weapon, not the front of a ship”

“Getting to the bottom of Selmes' thinking is not the easiest of tasks but what in essence he is doing is trading a mummy (as in King Tut) for a big daddy (as in Tennessee Williams).”

“'You won't even have to touch me if you don't want to,' he said witheringly. 'But we are going to sleep together. As in spend the nights side by side.'”

“That's B as in boy.”

“The TV is completely broken, as in I can't get any picture at all.”

“I've been getting acupuncture mostly, which is really good. It doesn't make things not happen, as in, I still got bronchitis, but it relieves a lot of the symptoms and helps me get through the day more and more.”

“He's so tall, as in!”

“A: It's so traffic a while ago. B: As in? A: Yes, it took me an hour to pass through!”

“In Sweden, as in most countries, ...”

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