AS


Meaning of AS in English

n.

Function: pronoun

Date: 12th century

1 : THAT , WHO , WHICH ― used after same or such <in the same building as my brother> <tears such as angels weep ― John Milton> and chiefly dialect after a substantive not modified by same or such <that kind of fruit as maids call medlars ― Shakespeare>

2 : a fact that <is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.