Sense 1: when; while
I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.
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AS in Afrikaans: terwyl |
AS in Arabic: عِنْدَما، بَيْنَما، عِنْد |
AS in Bulgarian: когато |
AS in Brazilian: enquanto |
AS in Czech: když; zatímco |
AS in German: während |
AS in Danish: da; når; mens |
AS in Greek: καθώς |
AS in Spanish: cuando; mientras |
AS in Estonian: kui |
AS in Farsi: هنگامیکه |
AS in Finnish: kun |
AS in French: tandis que; comme; en |
AS in Hebrew: כַּאֲשֶר |
AS in Hindi: जैसा |
AS in Croatian: dok |
AS in Hungarian: (a)mint |
AS in Indonesian: ketika, sambil |
AS in Icelandic: þegar, um leið og, meðan |
AS in Italian: mentre, quando |
AS in Japanese: ~の時 |
AS in Korean: ...한 경우(때)의 |
AS in Lithuanian: kai, kada |
AS in Latvian: kad |
AS in Malay: semasa |
AS in Dutch: terwijl |
AS in Norwegian: mens, da, idet |
AS in Polish: jak, kiedy |
AS in Persian: هنگامیکه |
AS in Pashto: کله چی |
AS in Portuguese: enquanto |
AS in Romanian: când, în timp ce |
AS in Russian: когда, в то время как |
AS in Slovak: keď, kým |
AS in Slovenian: medtem ko |
AS in Serbian: kada, dok |
AS in Swedish: när, medan |
AS in Thai: ขณะที่ |
AS in Turkish: (yapar)ken |
AS in Taiwanese: 正當 |
AS in Ukrainian: тоді, коли |
AS in Urdu: جیسے |
AS in Vietnamese: khi |
AS in Chinese: 当...的时候 |
Sense 2: because
As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.
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AS in Afrikaans: aangesien |
AS in Arabic: بِسَبَب |
AS in Bulgarian: защото |
AS in Brazilian: porque |
AS in Czech: jelikož |
AS in German: weil |
AS in Danish: da; idet; siden |
AS in Greek: επειδή, καθώς |
AS in Spanish: como |
AS in Estonian: kuna |
AS in Farsi: از آنجا که |
AS in Finnish: koska |
AS in French: comme |
AS in Hebrew: בִּגְלַל |
AS in Hindi: क्योंकि |
AS in Croatian: budući da |
AS in Hungarian: minthogy |
AS in Indonesian: karena |
AS in Icelandic: þar eð, af því að |
AS in Italian: siccome, poiché |
AS in Japanese: ~だから |
AS in Korean: ...하므로(이므로) |
AS in Lithuanian: kadangi |
AS in Latvian: tā kā |
AS in Malay: oleh sebab |
AS in Dutch: aangezien |
AS in Norwegian: siden, ettersom, da |
AS in Polish: ponieważ |
AS in Persian: از آنجا که |
AS in Pashto: له هغه ځایه |
AS in Portuguese: porque |
AS in Romanian: deoarece |
AS in Russian: так как, поскольку |
AS in Slovak: pretože |
AS in Slovenian: ker |
AS in Serbian: zbog |
AS in Swedish: eftersom, då |
AS in Thai: เนื่องจาก |
AS in Turkish: çünkü, ...-diği için |
AS in Taiwanese: 因為 |
AS in Ukrainian: тому що, оскільки |
AS in Urdu: کیونکہ |
AS in Vietnamese: bởi vì |
AS in Chinese: 因为 |
Sense 3: in the same way that
If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.
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AS in Afrikaans: soos |
AS in Arabic: مِثْل، كَما، بِنَفْسِ الط |
AS in Bulgarian: както |
AS in Brazilian: como |
AS in Czech: jako |
AS in German: so wie |
AS in Danish: som |
AS in Greek: όπως |
AS in Spanish: como, igual que |
AS in Estonian: nii nagu |
AS in Farsi: همچون |
AS in Finnish: niin kuin |
AS in French: comme |
AS in Hebrew: כְּמוֹ |
AS in Hindi: उसी तरह |
AS in Croatian: kao |
AS in Hungarian: ahogy(an) |
AS in Indonesian: sebagaimana, seperti |
AS in Icelandic: eins og |
AS in Italian: come |
AS in Japanese: ~と同じように |
AS in Korean: ...과 같이 |
AS in Lithuanian: (taip) kaip |
AS in Latvian: kā |
AS in Malay: sama juga |
AS in Dutch: zoals |
AS in Norwegian: (slik) som |
AS in Polish: tak jak |
AS in Persian: همچون |
AS in Pashto: همدارنګه |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: cum |
AS in Russian: как |
AS in Slovak: ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot |
AS in Serbian: na isti način |
AS in Swedish: som, på samma sätt som |
AS in Thai: เหมือนกับ |
AS in Turkish: ...-diği gibi |
AS in Taiwanese: 如同 |
AS in Ukrainian: як, згідно з |
AS in Urdu: بعینہ |
AS in Vietnamese: giống như |
AS in Chinese: 如同 |
Sense 4: used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case
As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.
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AS in Afrikaans: soos |
AS in Arabic: كَما |
AS in Bulgarian: както |
AS in Brazilian: como |
AS in Czech: jak |
AS in German: wie |
AS in Danish: som |
AS in Greek: όπως |
AS in Spanish: como |
AS in Estonian: nagu |
AS in Farsi: همانطور که |
AS in Finnish: kuten |
AS in French: comme |
AS in Hebrew: כְּפִי |
AS in Croatian: kaošto |
AS in Hungarian: (a)mint |
AS in Indonesian: sebagaimana |
AS in Icelandic: eins og |
AS in Italian: come |
AS in Japanese: ~のように |
AS in Korean: ...처럼 |
AS in Lithuanian: kaip |
AS in Latvian: kā |
AS in Malay: seperti |
AS in Dutch: zoals |
AS in Norwegian: som |
AS in Polish: jak |
AS in Persian: همانطور که |
AS in Pashto: هماغسی چی |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: cum |
AS in Russian: как |
AS in Slovak: ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot, kakor |
AS in Serbian: kaošto (znate) |
AS in Swedish: som |
AS in Thai: ใช้เริ่มต้นประโยคที่ผู้พู |
AS in Turkish: ...gibi,üzere |
AS in Taiwanese: 正如(用於引入說話人已知/相信的事情) |
AS in Ukrainian: як |
AS in Urdu: جیسا کہ |
AS in Vietnamese: như |
AS in Chinese: 正如 |
Sense 5: though
Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.
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AS in Afrikaans: hoewel |
AS in Arabic: مَع أن |
AS in Bulgarian: като |
AS in Brazilian: embora |
AS in Czech: jakkoli, třebaže |
AS in German: obgleich |
AS in Danish: skønt; hvor ... end |
AS in Greek: παρόλο που |
AS in Spanish: aunque; por mucho que + v |
AS in Estonian: kuigi |
AS in Farsi: اگرچه؛ باوجود اینکه |
AS in Finnish: vaikka |
AS in French: malgré (que) |
AS in Hebrew: אַף כִּי |
AS in Croatian: iako |
AS in Hungarian: noha |
AS in Indonesian: walaupun, meskipun |
AS in Icelandic: eins, endaþótt (að) |
AS in Italian: come; sebbene, per quanto |
AS in Japanese: ~だけれども |
AS in Korean: ...하지만 |
AS in Lithuanian: nors, kad ir kaip |
AS in Latvian: lai gan |
AS in Malay: walau |
AS in Dutch: hoe ... ook |
AS in Norwegian: skjønt, hvor ... enn |
AS in Polish: chociaż |
AS in Persian: اگرچه؛ باوجود اینکه |
AS in Pashto: سره لدی چی ، ځکه چی |
AS in Portuguese: embora |
AS in Romanian: deşi, chiar dacă |
AS in Russian: хотя |
AS in Slovak: aj keď |
AS in Slovenian: čeprav |
AS in Serbian: iako |
AS in Swedish: fastän, hur ... än |
AS in Thai: ถึงแม้ว่า |
AS in Turkish: ...-diği hâlde, rağmen |
AS in Taiwanese: 儘管 |
AS in Ukrainian: хоч |
AS in Urdu: چونکہ |
AS in Vietnamese: mặc dù |
AS in Chinese: 尽管 |
Sense 6: used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person
Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.
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AS in Afrikaans: en ook |
AS in Arabic: مِثْل |
AS in Bulgarian: а |
AS in Brazilian: assim como |
AS in Czech: stejně jako |
AS in German: so wie |
AS in Danish: ligesom; på samme måde so |
AS in Greek: όπως επίσης |
AS in Spanish: al igual que |
AS in Estonian: nagu |
AS in Farsi: مانند؛ همچون |
AS in Finnish: kuten ovat |
AS in French: ainsi que |
AS in Hebrew: כְּפִי |
AS in Croatian: kao i |
AS in Hungarian: éppúgy mint |
AS in Indonesian: seperti juga |
AS in Icelandic: eins (og) |
AS in Italian: così come |
AS in Japanese: ~と同様に |
AS in Korean: ...과 마찬가지로 |
AS in Lithuanian: (lygiai) kaip ir |
AS in Latvian: (līdzīgi) kā |
AS in Malay: begitu juga |
AS in Dutch: net als |
AS in Norwegian: liksom, så vel som |
AS in Polish: tak/podobnie jak |
AS in Persian: مانند؛ همچون |
AS in Pashto: په ډول ، همدارنګه |
AS in Portuguese: assim como |
AS in Romanian: la fel |
AS in Russian: так же... как |
AS in Slovak: tak ako, rovnako ako |
AS in Slovenian: (tako) kot |
AS in Serbian: kaošto (je/su) |
AS in Swedish: liksom |
AS in Thai: เช่นเดียวกับ |
AS in Turkish: ...-diği gibi |
AS in Taiwanese: 意指相同的陳述適用於另一人 |
AS in Ukrainian: як наприклад |
AS in Urdu: جیسے |
AS in Vietnamese: cũng như vậy |
AS in Chinese: 象...一样 |
Sense 7: used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example
The bread was
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AS in Afrikaans: soos |
AS in Arabic: بِنَفْس الصِّفَه |
AS in Bulgarian: толкова |
AS in Brazilian: tão |
AS in Czech: tak |
AS in German: so...wie |
AS in Danish: så ... som |
AS in Greek: σαν |
AS in Spanish: tan |
AS in Estonian: kui |
AS in Farsi: به |
AS in Finnish: yhtä |
AS in French: aussi (que) |
AS in Hebrew: כְּמוֹ |
AS in Hindi: के समान |
AS in Croatian: kao |
AS in Hungarian: olyan... mint |
AS in Indonesian: laksana, sama |
AS in Icelandic: eins |
AS in Italian: come, così (...) come (.. |
AS in Japanese: ~と同じ程度に |
AS in Korean: (동등 비교) ...와 같이 |
AS in Latvian: tikpat... kā |
AS in Malay: macam |
AS in Dutch: zo |
AS in Norwegian: så ... (som) |
AS in Polish: tak |
AS in Persian: به |
AS in Pashto: په |
AS in Portuguese: tão |
AS in Romanian: la fel de |
AS in Russian: как (например) |
AS in Slovak: tak |
AS in Slovenian: (tako) kot |
AS in Serbian: tako kao |
AS in Swedish: lika |
AS in Thai: เหมือนกับ |
AS in Turkish: kadar |
AS in Taiwanese: (用於比較)同樣地 |
AS in Ukrainian: вживається у порівняннях |
AS in Urdu: کی طرح |
AS in Vietnamese: cũng...như |
AS in Chinese: 同样地 |
Sense 8: used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example
The bread was as hard
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AS in Afrikaans: soos |
AS in Arabic: بِنَفْس المِقْدار، مِثل |
AS in Bulgarian: колкото |
AS in Brazilian: quanto |
AS in Czech: jako |
AS in German: so...wie |
AS in Danish: (så ...) som |
AS in Greek: σαν |
AS in Spanish: como |
AS in Estonian: niisama |
AS in Farsi: هم اندازۀ؛ همچون |
AS in Finnish: kuin |
AS in French: que |
AS in Hebrew: בְּדוֹמֶה ל |
AS in Hindi: के समान |
AS in Croatian: poput |
AS in Hungarian: olyan... mint |
AS in Indonesian: sama, laksana |
AS in Icelandic: og |
AS in Italian: come, quanto |
AS in Japanese: ~と同じ程度に |
AS in Korean: ...처럼 |
AS in Lithuanian: kaip |
AS in Latvian: tikpat... kā |
AS in Malay: macam |
AS in Dutch: als |
AS in Norwegian: (så ...) som |
AS in Polish: jak |
AS in Persian: هم اندازۀ؛ همچون |
AS in Pashto: یواندازه ، همدارنګه |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: ca |
AS in Russian: как (например) |
AS in Slovak: ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot |
AS in Serbian: kao |
AS in Swedish: som |
AS in Thai: เหมือนกับ |
AS in Turkish: kadar |
AS in Taiwanese: 如同(用於比較) |
AS in Ukrainian: як |
AS in Urdu: کی طرح |
AS in Vietnamese: cũng...như |
AS in Chinese: 如同 |
Sense 9: like
He was dressed as a woman.
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AS in Afrikaans: soos |
AS in Arabic: مِثل |
AS in Bulgarian: като |
AS in Brazilian: como |
AS in Czech: jako |
AS in German: wie |
AS in Danish: som |
AS in Greek: σαν |
AS in Spanish: como |
AS in Estonian: nagu |
AS in Farsi: مانند؛ شبیه |
AS in Finnish: samalla tavalla |
AS in French: en |
AS in Hebrew: כְּמוֹ |
AS in Hindi: जैसा |
AS in Croatian: poput |
AS in Hungarian: mint |
AS in Indonesian: sebagai |
AS in Icelandic: eins og |
AS in Italian: come |
AS in Japanese: ~のように |
AS in Korean: ...과 같이 |
AS in Lithuanian: kaip |
AS in Latvian: kā |
AS in Malay: seperti |
AS in Dutch: als |
AS in Norwegian: som |
AS in Polish: jak |
AS in Persian: مانند؛ شبیه |
AS in Pashto: ډول ،ورته |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: ca |
AS in Russian: как |
AS in Slovak: ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot |
AS in Serbian: nalik |
AS in Swedish: som |
AS in Thai: เหมือนกับ |
AS in Turkish: gibi |
AS in Taiwanese: 宛如 |
AS in Ukrainian: як |
AS in Urdu: مانند |
AS in Vietnamese: giống |
AS in Chinese: 如同 |
Sense 10: with certain verbs eg regard, ~treat, ~describe, ~accept
I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.
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AS in Afrikaans: as, soos |
AS in Arabic: عَلى أنه |
AS in Bulgarian: като |
AS in Brazilian: como |
AS in Czech: jako |
AS in German: wie |
AS in Danish: som |
AS in Greek: σαν |
AS in Spanish: como |
AS in Estonian: -ks, -na |
AS in Farsi: همچون؛ مثل |
AS in Finnish: kuten |
AS in French: comme |
AS in Hebrew: בִבְחִינַת |
AS in Hindi: जैसा |
AS in Croatian: kao |
AS in Hungarian: -nak, -nek; -nként |
AS in Indonesian: sebagai |
AS in Icelandic: sem, eins og |
AS in Italian: come |
AS in Japanese: ~として |
AS in Korean: ...이라고 |
AS in Lithuanian: kaip |
AS in Latvian: kā |
AS in Malay: bagaikan |
AS in Dutch: als |
AS in Norwegian: som |
AS in Polish: za, jak(o) |
AS in Persian: همچون؛ مثل |
AS in Pashto: ورته ، همدارنګه |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: ca (pe) |
AS in Russian: как |
AS in Slovak: ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot |
AS in Serbian: kao |
AS in Swedish: som |
AS in Thai: เหมือนกับ |
AS in Turkish: olarak |
AS in Taiwanese: 和某些動詞連用(如:regard, ~treat, |
AS in Ukrainian: як |
AS in Urdu: کی طرح |
AS in Vietnamese: như là |
AS in Chinese: 如同(于某些动词连用) |
Sense 11: in the position of
He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.
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AS in Afrikaans: as |
AS in Arabic: كَ ، بِوَظِيفَة |
AS in Bulgarian: като |
AS in Brazilian: como |
AS in Czech: jako |
AS in German: als |
AS in Danish: som |
AS in Greek: ως |
AS in Spanish: como, en tanto que |
AS in Estonian: -na |
AS in Farsi: به عنوان |
AS in Finnish: -na, -nä |
AS in French: en tant que |
AS in Hebrew: כְ- |
AS in Hindi: के रूप में |
AS in Croatian: kao |
AS in Hungarian: (úgy is) mint |
AS in Indonesian: selaku |
AS in Icelandic: sem |
AS in Italian: come, in quanto |
AS in Japanese: ~として |
AS in Korean: 으로(서) |
AS in Lithuanian: kaip |
AS in Latvian: kā |
AS in Malay: sebagai |
AS in Dutch: als |
AS in Norwegian: som |
AS in Polish: jako |
AS in Persian: به عنوان |
AS in Pashto: په عنوان |
AS in Portuguese: como |
AS in Romanian: ca |
AS in Russian: как, так и |
AS in Slovak: ako ... aj ako |
AS in Slovenian: kot |
AS in Serbian: kao |
AS in Swedish: som, i egenskap av |
AS in Thai: ในฐานะ |
AS in Turkish: olarak |
AS in Taiwanese: 身為 |
AS in Ukrainian: як |
AS in Urdu: جیسے |
AS in Vietnamese: với tư cách là |
AS in Chinese: 作为 |