English Dictionary (1-5 of 6)
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- 1. arsenic
- 2. altostratus
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- 1. antisubmarine
- 2. Australian Standards
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- 1. while; when; at the time that
- 2. in the way that
- 3. that which; what
- 4. (of) which fact, event, etc (referring to the previous statement)
- 5. since; seeing that
- 6. in the same way that
- 7. in spite of the extent to which
- 8. for instance
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used correlatively before an adjective or adverb and before a noun phrase or a clause to indicate identity of extent, amount, etc
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used with this sense after a noun phrase introduced by the same
- 11. in the role of; being
- 12. See per
- 13. See regard
- 14. See...
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- 1. an ancient Roman unit of weight approximately equal to 1 pound troy (373 grams)
- 2. the standard monetary unit and copper coin of ancient Rome
- 3. C17: from Latin a s unity, probably of Etruscan origin
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Examples (1-5 of 164)
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she's not as pretty as all that, but she has personality
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she is as heavy as her sister
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she is as heavy now as she used to be
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she was every bit as clever as her brother
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he likes you as much as I do
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