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[ US /ˈæz, ˈɛz/ ]
ADVERB
  1. to the same degree (often followed by `as')
    sang as sweetly as a nightingale
    they were equally beautiful
    he is every bit as mean as she is
    birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly

How To Use as In A Sentence

  • If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
  • In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
  • Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
  • These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
  • It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.
  • Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
  • Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. The Sun
  • He was a cute little beggar, looked like you as well.
  • When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
  • Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
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