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Webster 1913 Edition

As

As

,
Noun.
[See
Ace
.]
An ace.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ambes-as
,
double aces.
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As

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Asses
.
[L.
as
. See
Ace
.]
1.
A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
2.
A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.

Webster 1828 Edition

As

AS

,
adv.
az.
[Gr. But more probably the English word is contracted from als.]
1.
Literally, like; even; similar. 'Ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.' 'As far as we can see,' that is, like far, equally far. Hence it may be explained by in like manner; as, do as you are commanded.
2.
It was formerly used where we now use that. Obs.
The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination.
3.
It was formerly used where we now use that. Obs.
He lies, as he his bliss did know.
4.
While; during; at the same time. 'He trembled as he spoke.' But in most of its uses, it is resolvable into like, equal, even, or equally, in like manner. In some phrases, it must be considered a nominative word, or other words must be supplied. 'Appoint to office such men as deserve public confidence.' This phrase may be elliptical for 'such men as those who deserve public confidence.'
As seems, in some cases, to imply the sense of proportion. 'In general, men are more happy, as they are less involved in public concerns.'
As, in a subsequent part of a sentence, answers to such; give us such things as you please; and in a preceding part of a sentence, has so to answer to it; as with the people, so with the priest.

AS

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
A Roman weight of 12 ounces, answering to the libra or pound.
2.
A Roman coin, originally of a pound weight; but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and by the Papirian law, to half an ounce. It was originally stamped with the figure of a sheep, sow, or ox; and afterwards with a Janus, on one side, and on the reverse, a rostrum or prow of a ship.
3.
An integer; a whole or single thing. Hence the English ace. Hence the Romans used the word for the whole inheritance; haeres ex asse, an heir to the whole estate.

Definition 2025

As

As

See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"

Translingual

Symbol

As

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for arsenic.

English

Noun

As

  1. plural of A

Usage notes

  • There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Egyptian

Romanization

As

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of 3s.

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -as, -aːs

Etymology 1

From Latin as.

Noun

As n ‎(genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. as, a unit and a Roman coin

Declension

Etymology 2

From French as, from Latin as.

Alternative forms

  • Aß (obsolete)
  • Ass

Noun

As n ‎(genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. ace, a playing card
    • 2007, Martin Schuster & Hans-Dieter Dumpert, Besser lernen, Springer, pg. 153:
      Insgesamt gibt es elf Trumpfkarten. Das sind die vier Buben und die anderen: As, Zehn, König, Dame und die Neun, Acht, Sieben.
      Das Fallen der fremden Trümpfe, nämlich Pik-Bube, Herz-As, Herz-Zehn und Herz-Acht, sollte man sich merken.

Hyponyms

  • Herz-As
  • Karo-As
  • Kreuz-As
  • Pik-As

Derived terms

Declension

Usage notes

Etymology 3

As n ‎(genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. (music) A-flat

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