British English : as You use as when you are talking about somebody's job.He works as a doctor.æz; əz PREPOSITION
conjunction (subordinating)
(often preceded by just) while; when; at the time that ⇒ he caught me as I was leaving
in the way that ⇒ dancing as only she can
that which; what ⇒ I did as I was told
(of) which fact, event, etc (referring to the previous statement) ⇒ to become wise, as we all know, is not easy
See as it were
See as you were
since; seeing that ⇒ as you're in charge here, you'd better tell me where to wait
in the same way that ⇒ he died of cancer, as his father had done
in spite of the extent to which ⇒ intelligent as you are, I suspect you will fail
for instance ⇒ capital cities, as London
adverb , conjunction
used correlatively before an adjective or adverb and before a noun phrase or a clause to indicate identity of extent, amount, etc ⇒ she is as heavy as her sister , she is as heavy now as she used to be used with this sense after a noun phrase introduced by the same ⇒ she is the same height as her sister
used correlatively before an adjective or adverb and before a noun phrase or a clause to indicate identity of extent, amount, etc ⇒ she is as heavy as her sister , she is as heavy now as she used to be
used with this sense after a noun phrase introduced by the same ⇒ she is the same height as her sister
used correlatively before an adjective or adverb and before a noun phrase or a clause to indicate identity of extent, amount, etc ⇒ she is as heavy as her sister , she is as heavy now as she used to be
used with this sense after a noun phrase introduced by the same ⇒ she is the same height as her sister
preposition
in the role of; being ⇒ as his friend, I am probably biased
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noun
an ancient Roman unit of weight approximately equal to 1 pound troy (373 grams)
the standard monetary unit and copper coin of ancient Rome
the internet domain name for
American Samoa
symbol for
(chemistry ) arsenic
altostratus
abbreviation for
Also : A.S. . Anglo-Saxon
antisubmarine
Australian Standards
noun
the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet
any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in take, bag, calm, shortage, or cobra
Also called : alpha . the first in a series, esp the highest grade or mark, as in an examination
See from A to Z
verb
an informal or dialect word for have ⇒ they'd a said if they'd known