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Definition
adverb
- To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.“It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.”
- Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).“1865, The Act of Suicide as Distinct from the Crime of Self-Murder: A Sermon”
- For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
preposition
- Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.“They're big as houses.”
- In the role of.“He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.”
conjunction
- In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.“As you wish, my lord!”
- At the time that; during the time when:
- Being that, considering that, because, since.“As it’s too late, I quit.”
- Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
- Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)“He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.”
Source: Wiktionary
