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What does "as" mean?

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a correlative construction used to indicate the equality or sameness of two things as large as, as heavy as, as many as, etc.

as for

with reference to; concerning

as if

  1. as it (or one) would if
  2. that it seems as if you're never happy

as is

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Informal just as it is; without any changes: said of damaged goods being sold

as it were

as if it were so; so to speak

as of

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up to, on, or from (a specified time)

as though

as to

  1. with reference to
  2. as if to

See as in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

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