| Main Entry: | as |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | while, when |
Synonyms: |
at the time that, during the time that, in the act of, in the process of, just as, on the point of |
| Notes: | use 'like' when no verb follows; use 'as' when a clause follows (which has a subject and a verb) |
| Main Entry: | as |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in the way that; to a degree |
Synonyms: |
acting as, being, by its nature, comparatively, equally, essentially, for instance, functioning as, in the manner that, in the same manner with, just as, just for, like, serving as, similarly, such as |
| Main Entry: | as |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | because |
Synonyms: |
as long as, being, cause, considering, for, for the reason that, inasmuch as, now, seeing that, since, whereas |
| Main Entry: | as |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in the role of |
Synonyms: |
being, in the character of, under the name of |
| Main Entry: | because |
| Part of Speech: | conjuction, preposition |
| Definition: | on account of |
Synonyms: |
as, as a result of, as long as, as things go, being, by cause of, by reason of, by virtue of, considering, due to, for, for the reason that, for the sake of, in as much as, in behalf of, in that, in the interest of, in view of, now that, on the grounds that, over, owing to, seeing, since, thanks to, through, whereas |
| Main Entry: | considering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taking everything in mind |
Synonyms: |
all in all, all things considered, as, as long as, because, everything being equal, for, forasmuch as, in consideration of, in light of, in view of, inasmuch as, insomuch as, now, pending, seeing, since, taking into account |
| Main Entry: | during |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concurrently with an activity, event |
Synonyms: |
all along, all the while, amid, as, at the same time as, at the time, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in the middle of, in the time of, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, the time between, the whole time, throughout, until, when, while |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in consequence of the fact that |
Synonyms: |
as, as long as, because, being, considering, inasmuch as, now, since, whereas |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in consideration of |
Synonyms: |
after, as, beneficial to, concerning, conducive to, during, for the sake of, in contemplation of, in exchange for, in favor of, in furtherance of, in order to, in order to get, in place of, in pursuance of, in spite of, in the direction of, in the interest of, in the name of, notwithstanding, on the part of, on the side of, pro, supposing, to, to counterbalance, to go to, to the amount of, to the extent of, toward, under the authority of, with a view to, with regard to, with respect |
| Main Entry: | since |
| Part of Speech: | prep |
| Definition: | because |
Synonyms: |
after all, as, by reason of, considering, for, forasmuch as, in consideration of, in view of, inasmuch as, insomuch as, on account of, seeing that |
