Standard Lemma guide

as-

prefix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prefix

Meaning 1

Away from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, morpheme

Examples

  • assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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prefix

Meaning 2

Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Assimilated form of ab- + before -s-, from Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”).

Assimilated form of ad- before s. From Latin ad-.