Complete Definition of "as"

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English

rank|is|it|for|15|as|had|you|not

Pronunciation
(stressed): IPA|/æz/, SAMPA|/{z/
(unstressed): IPA|/�z/, SAMPA|/@z/
audio|en-us-as.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
en-adv|-

  1. To such an extent or degree.

#: You�re heavier than I am, and not as tall.

Translations
trans-top|to such an extent or degree
Catalan: tan
Czech: tak
Danish: så, lige så
Dutch: zo#Dutch|zo...als#Dutch|als
Esperanto: tiel
Finnish: yhtä
French: aussi
Greek: �ο ίδιο, ���ο...��ο as...as (�ί�αι <u>���ο</u> �ηλ�� <u>��ο</u> και εγ� You are <u>as</u> tall <u>as</u> I am)
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: olyan, annyira
Interlingua: tanto
trans-mid
Italian: tanto#Italian|tanto
Kurdish: hindî, bi qasî, temetî
Maltese: kif
Novial: tam
Norwegian: like
Old English: swa|sw�
Portuguese: tão, tanto#Portuguese|tanto
Russian: как
Slovak: tak
Spanish: tan
Swedish: lika (Du är <u>lika</u> lång som mig = You are <u>as</u> tall as I am)
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Conjunction
en-conj

  1. In the same way that; according to what.

#: As you wish, my lord!

  1. At the same instant that; when.

#: As I came in, she flew.

  1. At the same time that; while.

#: He sleeps as the rain falls.

  1. Varying through time to the same proportion that.

#: As the fear grew, my legs became heavier.

  1. Considering that, because, since.

#: As it�s too late, I quit.

  1. In the manner of (used to create similes).

#: Proud as a peacock.

  1. Northern English dialect that

#: I don't see as I can be of any help.

Translations
trans-top|in the same way that
Catalan: com
Czech: jak
Danish: som
Esperanto: kiel, laÅ­
Finnish: kuten
French: comme
German: wie
Greek: ���� (ópos)
Hebrew: ��� (kmo)
Hungarian: ahogy, ahogyan
Interlingua: como
Italian: come#Italian|come
trans-mid
Maltese: kif
Novial: kom
Norwegian: som
Old English: swa|sw�
Polish: jak
Portuguese: como
Russian: как
Slovak: ako
Slovene: kot, kakor
Spanish: como
Swedish: som
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trans-top|at the same instant that
Czech: jak
Danish: da
Esperanto: kiam, dum
Finnish: kun
French: quand
German: als
Greek: ���� (ópos)
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: amint, ahogy
Interlingua: quando
trans-mid
Italian: quando
Maltese: eżatt kif
Novial: kand
Norwegian: når, da
Portuguese: quando
Russian: когда
Slovak: ke�
Slovene: ko
Spanish: cuando
Swedish: när, då
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trans-top|while
Czech: zatímco
Danish: mens, imens
Esperanto: dum
Finnish: kun
French: lorsque, pendant que
German: während
Greek: καθ�� (kathós)
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: amíg, miközben
Interlingua: durante que
Italian: mentre
trans-mid
Maltese: meta
Novial: durant ke
Norwegian: mens
Polish: podczas
Portuguese: enquanto
Russian: когда (kogdá)
Slovak: ke�
Slovene: medtem ko
Spanish: mientras
Swedish: medan, under tiden
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trans-top|varying through time to the same proportion that
Czech: jak
Danish: som
Esperanto: kiom
Finnish: aikana
French: au fur et à mesure que
German: als
Greek: καθ�� (kathós)
trreq|Hebrew
trans-mid
Hungarian: ahogy
Interlingua: a mesura que
Novial: durant ke
Old English: swa|sw�...swa|sw�...
Portuguese: à medida que
Russian: когда (kogdá)
Slovak: ako
Spanish: a medida que
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trans-top|because
Czech: neboť
Danish: siden, eftersom, idet
Esperanto: �ar
Finnish: koska
French: puisque, car#French|car
German: weil
Greek: α�ο� (afoú)
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: mivel, ugyanis
Interlingua: viste que
trans-mid
Italian: siccome
Maltese: kif
Novial: pro ke
Norwegian: siden
Old English: þæs, swa|sw�
Portuguese: visto que
Russian: по�кол�к� (poskól�ku)
Slovak: ke�že
Spanish: porque
Swedish: eftersom
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trans-top|in the manner of
Czech: jak, jako
Danish: som
Esperanto: kiel
French: que#French|que
German: wie
Greek: �αν (san)
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: mint, -ként (essive-formal)
trans-mid
Interlingua: como
Italian: come#Italian|come, quanto

Japanese: ��� (y� ni)
Novial: kom
Norwegian: som
Russian: как
Spanish: como#Spanish|como
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trans-top|that
see that
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Kurdish: wek, mîna, nola, fena
ttbc|Portuguese: porque, como, já que

Preposition
en-prep

  1. To the same extent or degree that.

#: You are not as tall as I am.

Translations
trans-top|to the same extent or degree that
Breton: ken ha (You are as tall as I am - C'hwi 'zo ken bras ha me)
Danish: som
Dutch: als
Esperanto: kiel
French: que (You are as tall as I am - Tu es aussi grand que moi)
German: wie
trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: mint (You are as tall as I am - Olyan magas vagy, mint én)
Indonesian: sebagai, seperti
Interlingua: como, quanto (You are as tall as I am - Tu es tanto grande quanto me, Tu es si grande como me)
trans-mid
Italian: quanto, come#Italian|come (You are as tall as I am - Sei tanto grande quanto me, Sei grande come me)
Japanese: ��� (toshite)
Kurdish: hindî, qasî, bi qasî, temetî
Novial: kam
Old English: swa|sw�
Portuguese: como#Portuguese|como, quanto
Russian: как
Slovak: ako (a conjunction even in this context, followed by a nominative)
Slovene: kot
Spanish: como#Spanish|como
Swedish: som (You are as tall as me - Du är lika lång <u>som</u> mig)
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Aragonese

Etymology
From L.|an illas.

Article
infl|an|article|gender=f p

  1. the

#: As mesachas de Zaragoza = "The girls from Saragossa"

Usage notes
The form las, either pronounced as las or as ras, can be found after words ending with an -a.


Danish

Noun
infl|da|noun|gender=f

  1. Norse god.
  2. The note A-flat.

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=f|as

  1. ash
  2. ashes

Synonyms
asse

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|assen

  1. axis
  2. axle

French

Pronunciation 1
IPA|/as/
SAMPA|/As/

Noun
rfc-level|Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section
fr-noun|m|plural=as

  1. ace (card of value 1).
  2. context|tennis|lang=fr ace

Pronunciation 2
IPA|/a/
SAMPA|/a, A/

Verb
as

  1. Second-person singular indicative present of avoir.

#: Tu as un chien.
#: You have a dog. (or, archaic: Thou hast a dog.)

Category:French second person singular present indicative forms


Frisian

Conjunction
infl|fy|conjunction

  1. if, provided that
  2. as, like

Noun
infl|fy|noun

  1. axis
  2. axle

Irish

Preposition
infl|ga|preposition

  1. from

Latin

Noun
infl|la|noun|gender=m

  1. Roman coin: originally made of bronze and weighing a pound, but later made of copper and weighing half an ounce.

Declension
Third declension, with base of two consonants (3:B2C).
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|-
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|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> assis
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> assium
|-
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|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> assī
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> assibus
|-
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|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> assem
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> ass�s
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|style="background:#F5F5F5;"| <big> asse
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Manx

Conjunction
infl|gv|conjunction

  1. and

Old Prussian

Pronoun
infl|prg|pronoun

  1. I, the first person singular pronoun

Portuguese

Etymology
From L.|pt illae.

Article
infl|pt|article|gender=f p

  1. context|definite the

#: Lá vêm as nuvens = "There come the clouds."
#: <table border="1">
#: <tr><th></th><th>masculine</th><th>feminine</th></tr>
#: <tr><th>singular</th><td>o</td><td>a</td></tr>
#: <tr><th>plural</th><td>os</td><td>as</td></tr>
#: </table>

Pronoun
infl|pt|pronoun|gender=f p

  1. context|third person personal them (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas).

#: Encontrei-as na rua. &mdash; I met them in the street.

Usage notes
As becomes -las after verb forms ending in -r, -s, or -z, the pronouns nos and vos, and the adverb eis; the ending letter causing the change disappears.
Becomes -nas after a nasal diphthong: -ão, -am [��w�], -õe [õj�], -em, -êm [ẽj�].
In Brazil it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form elas.

Slovene

Noun
infl|sl|noun|gender=m|dual|asa|plural|asi

  1. An ace; in a game of cards.
  2. An ace; somebody very proficient at an activity.

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m|plural=ases

  1. An ace; in a game of cards.
  2. An ace; somebody very proficient at an activity.

Category:es:Card games


Swedish

Etymology 1
Unknown

Noun
infl|sv|noun|g=n
sv-noun-irreg-n|3as|5as|7=as

  1. carrion|Carrion, carcass (of an animal killed by a predator).
  2. slang|lang=sv Derogatory and offensive term describing or addressing a person whose behaviour is considered as inconsiderate towards others.

#: Dra åt helvete ditt jävla as!
#:: "Go to hell you bloody arsehole!"

Derived terms
asätare

Etymology 2
Unknown

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|3asar|5as

  1. One of the �sir, a Norse God.

Synonyms
asagud


Tok Pisin

Etymology
From E.|tpi arse.

Noun
infl|tpi|noun

  1. buttocks, backside
  2. bottom, base
  3. reason, meaning, motivation

Derived terms
asbin
asples
as bilong tok
as bilong trabel
as tingting
as tok

Category:tpi:Anatomy


Turkish

Noun
infl|tr|noun

  1. The ace in card games.

Volapük

Preposition
infl|vo|preposition (ays, äs)

  1. #English|as

af:as
ar:as
da:as
de:as
et:as
el:as
es:as
fr:as
gl:as
ko:as
hy:as
io:as
id:as
ie:as
it:as
ku:as
la:as
lt:as
hu:as
nl:as
ja:as
pl:as
pt:as
ru:as
simple:as
sl:as
fi:as
sv:as
ta:as
te:as
vi:as
tr:as
uk:as
vo:as
zh:as

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