Main Entry: ¹as

Pronunciation: \əz, (ˌ)az\

Function: adverb

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

Date: before 12th century

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>