used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something
go as fast as you can
it tasted like grape juice but not as sweet
used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place
Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd
as she grew older, she kept more to herself
used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens or is done
they can do as they wish
she kissed him goodbye, as usual
because; since
I must stop now as I have to go out
even though
sweet as he is, he doesn't pay his bills
try as he might, he failed to pull it off
used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has
it came as a shock
she got a job as a cook
during the time of being (the thing specified)
he had often been ill as a child
an ancient Roman copper coin
the first letter of the alphabet
a shape like that of a capital A
an A-shape
the sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major. The A above middle C is usually used as the basis for tuning and in modern music has a standard frequency of 440 Hz
the chemical element of atomic number 33, a brittle steel-grey metalloid
the chemical element arsenic
Anglo-Saxon
Assam