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- Dictionaryas/az/
adverb
- 1. used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something: "go as fast as you can"
conjunction
- 1. used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place: "Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd" Similar
- 2. used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens or is done: "they can do as they wish" Similar
preposition
- 1. used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has: "it came as a shock" Similar
- 2. during the time of being (the thing specified): "he had often been ill as a child"
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used to describe the purpose or quality of someone or something: use as The people in the crowd rolled up their programs and used them as bullhorns. work as She works as a waitress. It could be used as evidence against him. The news came as quite a shock to us. I meant it as a joke.
1. : as if. He looks as he had seen a ghost. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 2. : in or to the same degree in which. soft as silk.
You use as to say how something happens or is done, or to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else. I'll behave toward them as I would like to be treated. Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit. The book was banned in the U.S., as were two subsequent books.
as. 1. [ az; unstressed uh z ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adverb. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't think it's as hot and humid today as it was yesterday. for example; for instance: Some flowers, as the rose, require special care. thought to be or considered to be:
As as a conjunction. The conjunction as has several different meanings. We use as when one event happens while another is in progress (‘during the time that’). In this case the verb after is often in the continuous form:
used to describe the way in which people see or think of something or someone: She was regarded as a great beauty in her day. Most people think of nursing as a female occupation. as preposition, conjunction (BECAUSE) A2. because: You can go first as you're the oldest. As I'd never been to Poland before, I bought a guidebook.
1. To the same degree or quantity that. Often used as a correlative after so or as: You are as sweet as sugar. The situation is not so bad as you suggest. 2. In the same manner or way that: Think as I think. 3. At the same time that; while: slipped on the ice as I ran home. 4. For the reason that; because: went to bed early, as I was exhausted. 5.
Definition of AS in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2. formal — used to introduce an example. various trees, as [= such as] oaks and pines. 2 as / ˈ æz/ /əz/ conjunction. Britannica Dictionary definition of AS. 1. a — used to make comparisons. The fabric was soft as silk. [=the softness of the fabric was like the softness of silk] — usually used in the phrase as…as.
In the first example, “The function f is defined by/as f=a+b+c”, unless a, b, c all are previously-defined functions or constants, the arguments of f and its dependence on them is unclear, ie undefined, hence the statement that “f is defined” is improper.
