n. 25B6; conjunction
she saw him as he disappeared : WHILE, just as, even as, just when, at the time that, at the moment that.
we all felt as Frank did : IN THE (SAME) WAY THAT, the (same) way; informal like.
do as you're told : WHAT, that which.
they were free, as the case had not been proved : BECAUSE, since, seeing that/as, in view of the fact that, owing to the fact that; informal on account of; poetic/literary for.
try as she did, she couldn't smile : THOUGH, although, even though, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that, notwithstanding that, for all that, albeit, however.
relatively short distances, as Paris to Lyons : SUCH AS, like, for instance, for example, e.g.
I'm away a lot, as you know : WHICH, a fact which.
25B6; preposition
he was dressed as a policeman : LIKE, in the guise of, so as to appear to be.
I'm speaking to you as your friend : IN THE ROLE OF, being, acting as.
25A0; as for/as to CONCERNING, with respect to, on the subject of, in the matter of, as regards, with regard to, regarding, with reference to, re, in re, apropos, vis-à-vis.
25A0; as it were SO TO SPEAK, in a manner of speaking, to some extent, so to say; informal sort of.
25A0; as yet SO FAR, thus far, yet, still, up till now, up to now.