as

¹as

adv \əz, (ˌ)az\

Definition of AS

1

: to the same degree or amount <as soft as silk> <twice as long>

2

: for instance <various trees, as oak or pine>

3

: when considered in a specified form or relation —usually used before a preposition or a participle <my opinion as distinguished from his>

Examples of AS

1. He was angry, but she was just as angry.

Origin of AS

Middle English, from Old English eallswā likewise, just as — more at also

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with AS

jazz, razz