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Symbol

as

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the attosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10−18 seconds.
  2. The ISO 639-1 official language code of Assamese

Synonyms

  • (Assamese language): asm (ISO 639-3)

English

Most common English words: is « it « for « #15: as » had » you » not

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English all-swá (“‘just so’”)

Adverb

as (not comparable)

Positive
as

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. To such an extent or degree.
    You’re not as tall as I am.
    It's not as well-made, but it's twice as expensive.
  2. Considered in this way.
    Let's discuss this as a question of business.
  3. In the manner specified.
    The kidnappers released him as agreed.
  4. (dated) For example.
    • 1913, "Ameriginal", in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
      First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the Ameriginal tribes of America.
Translations
to such an extent or degree

Conjunction

as

  1. In the same way that; according to what.
    As you wish, my lord!
  2. At the same instant that; when.
    As I came in, she flew.
  3. At the same time that; while.
    He sleeps as the rain falls.
  4. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
    As my fear grew, so did my legs became heavy.
  5. Considering that, because, since.
    As it’s too late, I quit.
  6. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
    She's twice as strong as an ox.
    It's not so complicated as I expected.
    They're big as houses.
  7. (dialectal) that
    I don't see as I can be of any help.
Translations
in the same way that
at the same instant that
while
varying through time to the same proportion that
because
in the manner of
that — see that
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Preposition

as

  1. (sometimes proscribed) Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
    You are not as tall as me.
  2. In the role of.
    What is your opinion as a parent?
    The movie features Al Gore as a streetwise pimp.
Translations
Introducing a basis of comparison

Etymology 2

From Latin as

Noun

Singular
as

Plural
asses

as (plural asses)

  1. (unit of weight) A libra.
  2. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
See also

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illas.

Article

as f. pl.

  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.

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin as (“‘basic Roman unit of money’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

as m. (plural asos)

  1. (games) An ace. (the side of a die with a single pip)
  2. (card games) An ace. (a card with a single pip, usually of highest rank in a suit)
  3. (figuratively, sports) An ace. (an expert)
  4. (historical, metrology) An as or a libra. (Roman unit of weight)
  5. (historical, humismatics) An as (Roman unit of money).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Germanic áss, singular of æsir.

Noun

as m. (plural asos)

  1. (mythology) One of the Æsir.

Etymology 3

Contraction

as

  1. (dialectal) Contraction of the preposition a with the salty article es.
Synonyms
  • al (“contraction of a and el”)

Etymology 4

Noun

as f. pl.

  1. Plural of a.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss (pl. æsir).

Noun

as c. (singular definite asen, plural indefinite aser)

  1. one of the Æsir

Inflection

    Inflection of as
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative as asen aser aserne
genitive as' asens asers asernes

Noun

as n. (singular definite asset, plural indefinite asser)

  1. A-flat (A♭)

Inflection

    Inflection of as
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative as asset asser asserne
genitive as' assets assers assernes

Verb

as

  1. Imperative of ase.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

as f. (plural as, diminutive asje, diminutive plural asjes)

  1. ash
  2. ashes

Synonyms

Noun

as m. (plural assen, diminutive asje, diminutive plural asjes)

  1. axis
  2. axle

French

Pronunciation

Noun
Verb

Noun

as m. (plural as)

  1. ace (card of value 1).
  2. (tennis) ace

Verb

as

  1. second-person singular present indicative of avoir.
    Tu as un chien.
    You have a dog.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin illās, accusative feminine plural of ille (“‘that’”).

Article

as f. pl. (feminine singular a, masculine singular o, masculine plural os)

  1. (definite) the

Usage notes

The definite article o (in all its forms) regularly forms contractions when it follows the prepositions a (“‘to’”), con (“‘with’”), de (“‘of, from’”), and en (“‘in’”). For example, con as ("with the") contracts to coas, and en as ("in the") contracts to nas.

Derived terms

Pronoun

as f pl accusative (nominative elas, oblique elas, dative lles)

  1. them (feminine plural third-person personal pronoun)

Usage notes

The third-person direct object pronouns o, os, a, and as, have variant forms prefixed with l- or n-. These alternative forms appear depending on the ending of the preceding word. The l- forms (e.g. las) are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s. The n- forms (e.g. nas) are used when the preceding word ends in a -u or a diphthong. These alternative forms are then suffixed to the preceding word.

In all other situations, the standard forms of the pronouns are used (o, os, a, as) and are not suffixed to the preceding word.

These direct object pronouns also form contractions when they immediately follow an indirect object pronoun. For example, Dou che as ("I gave you them.") contracts to Dou chas.

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ass, a (“‘out of’”). Cognate of Latin ex-. Cf. Scottish Gaelic à.

Preposition

as

  1. out of
  2. from
Inflection
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. asam asamsa
2d person sing. asat asatsa
3d sing. masc. as as-san
3d sing. fem. aisti aistise
1st person pl. asainn asainne
2d person pl. asaibh asaibhse
3d person pl. astu astusan

Etymology 2

From as + -e

Pronoun

as (prepositional)

  1. Third person masculine singular of as.
    from him/it, off him/it, out of him/it
    Ní fhuair tú freagra as. -- You didn't get an answer from him.
Derived terms

Latin

Noun

as (genitive assis); m, third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension, variation of i-stem base with two consonants (3:B2C).

Number Singular Plural
nominative as assēs
genitive assis assium
dative assī assibus
accusative assem assēs 1
ablative asse assibus
vocative as assēs

1 May also be assīs.

See also

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ocus "and", originally "proximity" < Proto-Celtic *onkus-tus < *onkus "near"

Conjunction

as

  1. and

Old Prussian

Pronoun

as

  1. I, the first person singular pronoun

Polish

Noun

as m.

  1. (card games) ace

Declension

    declension of as
singular plural
nominative as asy
genitive asa asów
dative asowi asom
accusative asa asy
instrumental asem asami
locative asie asach
vocative asie asy

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: as

Etymology

From Latin illae.

Article

as f. pl.

  1. Feminine plural of article o.
    Lá vêm as nuvens = "There come the clouds."

See also

Portuguese articles (edit)
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Definite articles
(the)		 o a os as
Indefinite articles
(a, an; some)		 um uma uns umas

Pronoun

as f. pl.

  1. (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. — 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.
    After ver: Posso vê-las? = "May I see them?"
    After pôs: Quero pô-las ali. = "I want to put them there."
    After fiz: Fi-las ficar contente. = "I made them become happy."
    After nos: Deu-no-las relutantemente. = "He gave them to us reluctantly."
    After eis: Ei-las! = "Behold them!"
  • Becomes -nas after a nasal diphthong: -ão, -am [ɐ̃w̃], -õe [õj̃], -em, -êm [ẽj̃].
    Detêm-nas como prisioneiros. = "They detain them as prisoners."
  • In Brazil it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form elas.
    Eu as vi. → Eu vi elas. = "I saw them."

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number Person Subject
(nominative case)		 Direct object
(accusative case)		 Indirect object
(dative case)		 com +
indirect object
Singular First eu me mim comigo
Second tu, vós, você te, vos ti, vós contigo, convosco
Third ele, ela lhe, o, a, se ele, ela, si consigo
Plural First nós nos nós conosco
Second vós, vocês vos vós convosco
Third eles, elas lhes, os, as, se eles, elas, si consigo

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

as

  1. out, out of, from
    • às a' mhachair, out of the field
    • tha an solus air dol às, the light is gone out
    • cuir às da, kill him
    • chaidh e às, he escaped
    • leig às, let go
    • à taigh na daorsa, out of the house of bondage
    • dubh às, blot out
    • às a chèile, loosened

Usage notes

  • à is used for às before consonants.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German As, from Latin as (“‘as, copper coin’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ȁs m. (Cyrillic spelling а̏с)

  1. (card games, sports) ace

Declension

    declension of as
singular plural
nominative as asovi
genitive asa asova
dative asu asovima
accusative as / asa asove
vocative asu asovi
locative asu asovima
instrumental asom asovima

Slovene

Noun

as m. (dual asa, plural asi)

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

Spanish

Noun

as m. (plural ases)

Singular
as m.

Plural
ases m.
  1. (card games) An ace; in a game of cards.
  2. An ace; somebody very proficient at an activity.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

as n.

Inflection for as Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form as aset as asen
Possessive form as asets as asens
  1. Carrion, carcass (of an animal killed by a predator).
  2. (slang) 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

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

Inflection for as Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form as asen asar asarna
Possessive form as asens asars asarnas
  1. One of the Æsir, a Norse God.
Synonyms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English arse.

Noun

as

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

Derived terms

Turkish

Noun

as

  1. (card games) The ace in card games.

Volapük

Preposition

as (ays, äs)

  1. as

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Conjunction

as

  1. if, provided that
  2. as, like

Noun

as

  1. axis
  2. axle

Preposition

as

  1. as (used to form an equating phrase)
    Grut as in hûs -- Big as a house
  2. than
    Grutter as in hûs -- Bigger than a house
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