as — meaning in English
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English meaning
- as conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
- ash noun The gray powdery residue left after something has burned.
- axis noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
- axle noun The rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that turns together with a pair of wheels.
- cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.
- if conj Used to introduce a condition: supposing that something is or were true.
- spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.
Senses
as is used for these senses in English:
- A-flat (music) A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.
- as (formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
- as (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]
- as (law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
- as (unit of weight) A libra.
- as In the role of.
- ash A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.
- axle The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
as — full definition
- conj Used to compare two things that are equal, alike, or happening at the same time.
- conj Because; since (giving a reason).
- prep In the role or function of.
- adv Used before an adjective or adverb in comparisons of equal degree, typically paired with a second "as".
ash — full definition
- noun The gray powdery residue left after something has burned.
- noun A hardwood tree of the genus Fraxinus, or its pale, tough timber.
- noun The remains of a cremated body (usually plural, "ashes").