Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ancient Roman coin of copper or copper alloy.
- noun An ancient Roman unit of weight equal to about one troy pound.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Norse myth., one of the gods, the inhabitants of Asgard. See
Asgard . - noun . Obsolete form of
ace. Chaucer . - noun An old Swedish and Dutch unit of weight, equal to 4.8042 centigrams, or about three quarters of a troy grain. See
asducat and ass. - An obsolete and dialectal or colloquial form of
has : in colloquial speech often further reduced to 's: as, who's been here? - noun An assimilated form of
ad- before s, as in assimilate, assert, assume, etc. - noun A variant of
es- , Latin ex-, in assart, assay, astonish, obsolete ascape, aschew, assaumple, etc.; now represented also, or only, by es-, as in escape, eschew, or s-, as in scape, sample. Seees . - The antecedent in the correlation as … so, or as … as: In that degree; to that extent; so far.
- The relative clause is often omitted, especially in colloquial speech, being inferred from the antecedent: as, this will do as well (sc. as that); I would as lief walk (sc. as ride).
- The consequent in the correlations as … as, so … as, such … as, same … as, etc., expressing quantity, degree, proportion, manner, etc.
- The antecedent as is often, and so is usually, omitted: as, black as jet; cold as ice; do as you like.
- In parenthetical clauses involving a concession, the relative as (the antecedent being omitted) may be equivalent to though: as, late as it was, we set forth on our journey.
- In parenthetical clauses involving a contrast or negation as to fact with the principal clause, as approaches an adversative sense, being nearly equivalent to but.
- In subordinate clauses involving a supposition, as is conditional, being equivalent to as if, as though, which are the ordinary forms. This use is now rare or only poetical except in the independent phrase as it were. (See phrases below.)
- The clause introduced by as may be reduced by ellipsis of its verb and other elements to one or two important words, leaving as as a quasi-connective: Between an adverb or adverbial phrase in the principal clause and an adverb or adverbial phrase constituting the subordinate clause.
- Between the principal verb or its subject and the subordinate subject or object, which becomes equivalent to a predicate appositive or factitive object after the principal verb, as meaning ‘after the manner of,’ ‘the same as,’ ‘like,’ ‘in the character or capacity of,’ etc.: as, the audience rose as one man; all these things were as nothing to him; he has been nominated as a candidate. Hence in constructions where the appositive clause depends directly upon the noun: as, his career as a soldier was brilliant; his reputation as a scholar stands high: and so in naming phases of a general subject: as, Washington as a general; man as a thinker. The construction as a quasi-predicate appositive or factitive object after a principal verb is usual after verbs of seeming or regarding.
- The subordinate clause introduced by as is often not dependent grammatically upon the principal verb, but serves to restrict or determine the scope of the statement as a whole. Such clauses are parenthetical, and usually elliptical, some of them, as as usual and as a rule, having almost the idiomatical unity of an adverbial phrase.
- In certain emphatic formulas, as (‘even as’) introduces a solemn attestation (‘as truly or surely as’) or adjuration (‘in a manner befitting the fact that’), approaching a causal sense, ‘since, because.’ (See 2, below.)
- Of reason: Since; because; inasmuch as.
- Of time: When; while; during the time that.
- Of purpose or result: The consequent in the correlations so … as, such … as: To such a degree that; in such a manner that: followed by an infinitive or, formerly, by a finite verb (but in the latter construction that has taken the place of as).
- Of mere continuation, introducing a clause in explanation or amplification of a word or statement in the principal clause, especially in giving examples: For example; for instance; to wit; thus.
- In dependent clauses: That.
- After comparatives: Than.
- Before certain adverbs and adverbial phrases, including prepositional phrases: Even; just: restricting the application to a particular point: as, as now, as then, as yet, as here, as there, etc.
- Before prepositional phrases as becomes attached in thought to the preposition, making practically a new prepositional unit. See as anent, as concerning, as for, etc., below.
- That; who; which: after
such or same, and introducing an attributive clause: as, he did not look for such a result as that; he traveled the same route as I did. - noun In Latin, an integer; a whole or single thing; especially, a unit divided into twelve parts. Thus, the jugerum was called an as.
- noun As a unit of weight, 12 ounces (Latin unciœ, twelfths); the libra or pound, equal to 325.8 grams, or 5,023 grains.
- noun A copper coin, the unit of the early monetary system of Rome.
- noun Chemical symbol of arsenic.
- noun An erroneously restored form of
a- , originally Latin ab-, in assoil, assoilzie, from the Latin absolvere, absolve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) the chemical symbol for
arsenic . - noun A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
- noun A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.
- adverb Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than
- adverb In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations
- adverb While; during or at the same time that; when.
- adverb Because; since; it being the case that.
- adverb Expressing concession. (Often approaching
though in meaning). - adverb obsolete That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives
so andsuch . - adverb [Obs.] so that.
- adverb Obs. or Poetic As if; as though.
- adverb For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.
- adverb Obs. & R. Than.
- adverb obsolete Expressing a wish.
- adverb See So . . as, under
So . - adverb to the extent or degree.
- adverb [Obs.] as far as.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Very good," interrupted Jack; "but the words 'when' and 'as soon as' imply a great deal; _when_, or _as soon as_, we know anything, the mystery of course disappears.
Willis the Pilot Paul Adrien
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But one of the main problems with criticism in general is that as an obligatory gesture it has to take whatever its object is *as* itself.
The Worst Science Fiction Series « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010
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In all of our countries women have been in the� forefront of the struggle for freedom and liberation, not� only for themselves but for others, as well as� themselves, to create democracies instead of� hypocrisies which seek to deny them equality.
Remarks by Bella Abzug at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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June 19, 2010 at 3:08 am reedin to teh deff and performin a mym sho to teh blynd – feeding teh nakey and cloevin teh hungrees – werkin at teh LCB soop kitchin…..as far as yu kno!
And exactly where were you last night? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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If i had the money or networking to make a perfume then i sure as hell would do it and then lay naked while some hott as* model sprayed it on me and call that perfume “sex in a bottle” meow. jk. but really shes hot and has a hot body so flaunt it while it looks good.
Jennifer Aniston topless again (to advertise her perfume) | EW.com 2010
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In all of our countries women have been in the� forefront of the struggle for freedom and liberation, not� only for themselves but for others, as well as� themselves, to create democracies instead of� hypocrisies which seek to deny them equality.
Remarks by Bella Abzug at the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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The recall — by far the largest refrigerator safety recall — involves certain side-by-side and top-freezer models made by Maytag under its own brand as well as Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag, and Crosley.
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But that is not the same as seeing it as * the same as* Christian marriage.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Green Square and Mascot Suburban are part of the airport line and attract higher fares, though not _as_ high as the two airport stops.
Finding Cheap Airport Transfers From Australian Airports | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In the fuller passage it sounds to me as though Obama is arguing that the civil rights movement had so many successes through the courts that they began to rely on the courts to provide redistribution of wealth -- which was a tragedy _as a strategy_, because it curtailed on-the-ground measures that could have brought about redistributions by other means, without the involvement of courts.
McCain Campaign Falsely Claims Obama Described Court's Failure to Redistribute Wealth As "Tragedy" 2009
oroboros commented on the word as
As. Chemical element symbol for Arsenic.
December 16, 2007
artoparts commented on the word as
Rx abbv. for auris sinistra, left ear.
February 18, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word as
the card game from persia, a predecessor of poker, perhaps?
September 1, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word as
"An ancient Roman coin of copper or copper alloy."
- American Heritage Dictionary
June 29, 2010