as 
as (az; unstressed əz)
adverb
- to the same amount or degree; equally I'm just as happy at home
- for instance; thus a card game, as bridge
- when set off or related in a specified way romanticism as contrasted with classicism
Etymology: weakened form of also; ME as, ase < OE eallswa (see also); lit., wholly so, just as
- in the same amount in which or to the same degree to which it flew straight as an arrow
- in the same manner that; according to the way that do as you are told
- at the same time that; while she laughed as she spoke
- because; since as you object, we won't go
- that the consequence is the question is so obvious as to need no reply
- though tall as he was, he couldn't reach it
- Informal that I don't know as I should
- a fact that we are tired, as anyone can see
- that: preceded by such or the same the same color as yours is
- in the role, function, capacity, or sense of he poses as a friend
- like the risk is as nothing compared to the gain
as ... as
a correlative construction used to indicate the equality or sameness of two things as large as, as heavy as, as many as, etc.
as for
with reference to; concerning
as if
- as it (or one) would if
- that it seems as if you're never happy
as is
☆Informal just as it is; without any changes: said of damaged goods being sold
as it were
as if it were so; so to speak
as of
☆up to, on, or from (a specified time)
as though
as to
- with reference to
- as if to
as (as)
noun pl. as′·ses-iz, -ēz′
- an ancient Roman unit of weight, equal to about twelve ounces; libra, or Roman pound
- an ancient Roman coin of copper alloy
Etymology: L
As
arsenic
AS
- American Samoa
- Anglo-Saxon
- Associate in (or of) Science
as
conj., modif., & prep.
While
in the process of, in the act of, on the point of; see while 1.Because
since, inasmuch as, for the reason that; see because.To the same degree
in the same way, in the same manner, equally, comparatively, similarly. For a given purpose, end, use, etc
just as, qua (Latin), just for, serving as, functioning as, acting as, in the capacity of, being, in and of itself, by its nature, essentially.
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