As Very Common

As has 13 different meanings across 6 categories:

Noun · Adverb · Proper Noun · Conj · Prep · Abbrev

Definitions

Noun

a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

arsenic As atomic number 33

a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

American Samoa Eastern Samoa AS

Initialism of Advanced Supplementary.

A libra.

plural of a (compare with aes)

plural of A

Adverb

to the same degree (often followed by `as')

"they were equally beautiful"

"birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"

"sang as sweetly as a nightingale"

"he is every bit as mean as she is"

equally as every bit

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

Proper Noun

Initialism of Anglo-Saxon.

Conj

In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

Used after so or as to introduce a comparison.

Prep

Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.

Abbrev

As hell or as fuck; very much; extremely.

Example Sentences

"they were equally beautiful" adverb

"birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly" adverb

"sang as sweetly as a nightingale" adverb

"he is every bit as mean as she is" adverb