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As

Ăs, conj.

conjunction

(ăz), conj. [A-S. æse, L. S. as, M. H. Ger. alsē, N. H. Ger. als, O. H. Ger. alsō, from al, all, and sō, so.]

  1. Like; similar to; of the same kind, or in the same manner, with; in the manner in which; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden.
  2. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. Bacon. 3. As if. [Obs.] He lies, as he his bliss did know. Waller.

  1. While; during or at the same time that; as, he trembled as he spoke.
  2. In the idea, character, or condition of,—the adverb limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue.

The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man merely as a king. Dewey. 6. Than. [Obs. and rare.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. Fuller. 7. Because. [Obs.] There I brought her, As pitying her hard usage. Massinger. 8. Even. [Obs. and very rare.] There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness,—which in a thousand outward and intermitting crosses may yet be done well, as in this vale of tears. Milton. 9. For instance; by way of example; thus;—used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. ☞ As seems, in some cases, to imply the sense of proportion. “In general, men are more happy as they are less involved in public concerns.”—As, in a subsequent part of a sentence, answers to such, to so, or to as; give us such things as you please, and so long as you please, or as long as you please; and, in a preceding part of a sentence, has such or so to answer to it; as with the people, so with the priest. As if, or as though, of the same kind, or in the same manner, that it would be if.—As for, or as to, in regard to, with respect to.—As it were, a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous.—As well, also; too; besides:—a phrase which has of late years come much into use.—As yet, until now; up to the present time. Syn.—Because. See BECAUSE.

Ăs, n.

noun

n. [Lat. as. See Ace.]

Sense 1. A Roman weight of twelve ounces, answering to the libra or pound, equivalent to about 5204 grains Troy. Anthon.

Sense 2. A Roman coin, originally of a pound weight; but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and by the Papirian law, to half an ounce.