conj 1. because ○ As you can’t drive, you’ll have to go by bus. ○ As it’s cold, you should wear an overcoat. 2. at the same time that something else happens ○ As he was getting into the bath, the telephone rang. ○ The little girl ran into the road as the fire engine was turning the corner. 3. in the same way ○ Leave everything as it is. ○ You should take a holiday as the doctor told you. ■ prep 1. in a particular job ○ She had a job as a bus driver. 2. because of being a particular type of person ○ As a doctor, he has to know the symptoms of all the common diseases. 3. in a particular way ○ She was dressed as a nurse. ○ They treated him as a friend of the family. □ as…as used in comparisons ○ as black as coal ○ She is as tall as I am. ○ I can’t run as fast as you. □ as well in addition ○ She came to have tea and brought her sister as well. ○ We visited the castle and swam in the pool as well. □ as well as in addition to or together with ○ He has a cottage in the country as well as a flat in town. ○ As well as being a maths teacher, he is a part-time policeman. § as for concerning or referring to a particular person or thing § as from from a particular time ○ as from next Friday § as if, as though in the same way as
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