to the same degree or amount; equally; so It's like an orange but not as large [Old English eallswā: see also]
used in comparisons as deaf as a post as many as 100used to give a reason As it's raining, we'll stay indoorsin accordance with Do as I sayused to indicate an action occurring at the same time As we turned the corner, a wheel fell offto the same degree that I thought as muchused to introduce a comparison as black as night She lives in the same building as my brotherused to emphasize an amount as many as 250 as long ago as 1930used after so to introduce a result They were so clearly guilty as to leave no doubtused after so to introduce the idea of purpose He hid so as not to get caughtin the way that Do as I say, not as I doin accordance with what They were late, as usual She is ill, as you can seewhile or when She spilt the milk as she got upthough Naked as I was, I rushed outfor the reason that As it's raining, let's stay at homeas and when at the time when We'll deal with that possibility as and when it crops upas is informal in the present condition without modification She bought the clock at an auction as isas it is in the actual circumstances; reallyas it were in a manner of speaking; so to speak
in the capacity, role, character, state, etc of (a certain class of person or thing) speaking as your solicitor They dressed him as a girl It came as a shock using books as doorstopsused with certain verbs of regarding and describing It was dismissed as an aberration They regard her as clever but wayward