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>