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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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 |
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