as

as ► ADVERB ▪ used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something.

► CONJUNCTION 1) used to indicate simultaneous occurrence. 2) used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens. 3) because. 4) even though.

► PREPOSITION 1) used to refer to the function or character of someone or something: it came as a shock. 2) during the time of being.

● as for — Cf. ↑as for

● as yet — Cf. ↑as yet

ORIGIN Old English, «similarly».