as

Meanings

• conjunction

  used as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause, indicating dependence or time relationship

  - "She sings as I play the piano."
  - "If it rains, we will stay home."

• conjunction, preposition

  used to indicate the manner or way in which something is done

  - "He speaks as an expert."
  - "She walked as if she owned the place."

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Pronunciation

1. 
   
   
   
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Synonyms

while , whilst , given that , seeing that , albeit , although

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with as
maze , aze , baze , daze , faze , haze , maze , maze , praise

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. as (English) : used as a subordinating conjunction or to indicate manner or way
   

2. as (Spanish) : him, himself
   

3. AS (Internet) : Autonomous System
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. a sea
   

2. ahs
   

3. asse
   

4. aze
   

5. oses
   

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Variants

List of all variants of as that leads to same result
as , as is , as it were , ases , asses , As , AS , as- , a , a's , aes

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Forms

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as (conjunction), as (preposition), aside, aside from, as long as, as much as, as well as

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Etymology

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Old English æs, from a, one + s, self; akin to be, be oneself, and meaning 'in the manner of, like'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'as' is used more than 1,500 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. In music, the term 'as' is used in chord progressions, such as the I-IV-V progression, to indicate the chords in the key of a song.

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Related Concepts

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1. subordinating conjunction: A type of conjunction used to connect clauses where one clause depends on the meaning of the other. 'As' is an example of a subordinating conjunction.

2. simile: A figure of speech that compares two things by using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her eyes were as bright as diamonds'.

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Culture

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In literature, 'as' is often used to create similes, which compare two things by using 'as' to show their similarity. For example, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says, 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.' Here, 'as' is used to compare Juliet to the sun.

How to Memorize "as"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree with branches. The main branch is the main clause, and the sub-branches are the subordinate clauses. 'As' is the connector that attaches the sub-branches to the main branch.
   - Visualize the 'as' symbol: == >

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'as' with 'dependence' or 'manner'.
   - Think of 'as' as a connector or a bridge between two ideas.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence: 'Apples are sweet, as are oranges.'
   - Create a sentence: 'As I walk, I sing a song.'

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