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as

[az, uhz] / æz, əz /




PREPOSITION
in the role of
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ADVERB
for example
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Usage

What are other ways to say as? The conjunctions as and since suggest a reason for an occurrence or action, but they are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

Example Sentences

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But it’s become so easy to ace classes these days that Harvard’s faculty just voted to limit the number of A’s awarded per course as part of a battle against “grade inflation.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the A’s past the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The tribunal found that despite believing he was no longer Patient A's doctor, Patel's behaviour was reckless.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“It appears the issue is with Harvard’s professors inflating grades. Limiting the A’s does not reward the work, it pits students against each to compete for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

She got straight A’s when she was a teenager and she used to give me books to read.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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