| 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: | when |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | though |
Synonyms: |
albeit, although, at, at the same time, during, howbeit, immediately upon, just after, just as, meanwhile, much as, whereas, while |
| Main Entry: | according to |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in accordance with |
Synonyms: |
as reported by, as stated in, conforming to, in agreement with, in consonance with, in keeping with, in line with, just as, pursuant to, to the degree that |
| Main Entry: | as if |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | as though |
Synonyms: |
as it were, as it would be, as might be, in such a way that, just as, just as if, just as though, so to speak |
| Main Entry: | as though |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | as if |
Synonyms: |
as it were, as it would be, as might be, in such a way that, just as, just as if, just as though, so to speak |