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