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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Proto-Indo-European *swéder.? Proto-Germanic *swa Proto-West Germanic *swā Proto-West Germanic *allswā Old English eallswā Middle English also Middle English as English as From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā (“just so; as”), thus representing a reduced form of also. Compare German Low German a(l)s, German als, Dutch als.

Shortening of as hell or as fuck or similar.

Borrowed from Latin as. Doublet of ace.

From a + -s.

From Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu, “peace be upon him”), placed after the name of holy persons in Islamic texts.

458 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: aq — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: كَـ (ka-) — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: مِثْل (miṯl) — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: زي (zai) — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: بحال (bḥal) — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: كِـ (ki-) — to such an extent or degree
• Belarusian: як (jak) — to such an extent or degree
• Belarusian: так (tak) — to such an extent or degree
• Belarusian: насто́лькі (nastólʹki) — to such an extent or degree
• Catalan: tan ... com — to such an extent or degree
• Chinese Mandarin: 如此 (rúcǐ) — to such an extent or degree
• Chinese Mandarin: 這麼 /这么 (zhème) — to such an extent or degree
• Cornish: avel — to such an extent or degree
• Czech: tak — to such an extent or degree
• Danish: så — to such an extent or degree
• Danish: lige så — to such an extent or degree
• Dutch: zo ... als — to such an extent or degree
• Esperanto: tiel — to such an extent or degree
• Finnish: yhtä — to such an extent or degree
• French: aussi — to such an extent or degree
• Galician: tan — to such an extent or degree
• Georgian: როგორც (rogorc) — to such an extent or degree
• German: so ... wie — to such an extent or degree
• Greek: τόσο ... όσο (tóso ... óso) — to such an extent or degree
• Hebrew: כל כך (kol kakh) — to such an extent or degree
• Hungarian: olyan — to such an extent or degree
• Hungarian: annyira — to such an extent or degree
• Interlingua: tanto — to such an extent or degree
• Irish: chomh — to such an extent or degree
• Italian: tanto — to such an extent or degree
• Japanese: のほどに (no hodo ni) — to such an extent or degree
• Japanese: のほど (no hodo) — to such an extent or degree
• Khmer: ដូច (douc) — to such an extent or degree
• Korean: 만큼 (mankeum) — to such an extent or degree
• Northern Kurdish: hindî — to such an extent or degree
• Northern Kurdish: bi qasî — to such an extent or degree
• Northern Kurdish: temetî — to such an extent or degree
• Latin: tam — to such an extent or degree
• Macedonian: како (kako) — to such an extent or degree
• Macedonian: така (taka) — to such an extent or degree
• Macedonian: толку (tolku) — to such an extent or degree
• Malay: se- — to such an extent or degree
• Malayalam: അത്ര (atra) — to such an extent or degree
• Maltese: kif — to such an extent or degree
• Norwegian: like — to such an extent or degree
• Old English: swā — to such an extent or degree
• Persian: به (be) — to such an extent or degree
• Polish: tak — to such an extent or degree
• Polish: jak — to such an extent or degree
• Portuguese: tão — to such an extent or degree
• Portuguese: tanto — to such an extent or degree
• Romanian: la fel de — to such an extent or degree
• Russian: как (kak) — to such an extent or degree
• Russian: так (tak) — to such an extent or degree
• Russian: насто́лько (nastólʹko) — to such an extent or degree
• Russian: столь (stolʹ) — to such an extent or degree
• Scottish Gaelic: cho — to such an extent or degree
• Slovak: tak — to such an extent or degree
• Spanish: tan ... como — to such an extent or degree
• Spanish: cuan — to such an extent or degree
• Swedish: lika ... som — to such an extent or degree
• Tok Pisin: olsem — to such an extent or degree
• Turkish: kadar — to such an extent or degree
• Ukrainian: як (jak) — to such an extent or degree
• Ukrainian: так (tak) — to such an extent or degree
• Ukrainian: насті́льки (nastílʹky) — to such an extent or degree
• Walloon: ossu — to such an extent or degree
• Walloon: si — to such an extent or degree
• Welsh: mor — to such an extent or degree
• Welsh: cyn — to such an extent or degree
• Arabic: كَمَا (kamā) — in the same way that
• Arabic: مِثْلَمَا (miṯlamā) — in the same way that
• Arabic: زي (zay) — in the same way that
• Assamese: যেনে (zene) — in the same way that
• Belarusian: як (jak) — in the same way that
• Bengali: মত (môto) — in the same way that
• Catalan: com — in the same way that
• Chinese Cantonese: 若 (joek6) — in the same way that
• Chinese Cantonese: 好似 (hou2 ci5) — in the same way that
• Chinese Mandarin: 像 (xiàng) — in the same way that
• Chinese Mandarin: 如同 (rútóng) — in the same way that
• Ngazidja Comorian: hama nɗe heli — in the same way that
• Czech: jak — in the same way that
• Dalmatian: cal — in the same way that
• Danish: som — in the same way that
• Dutch: zoals — in the same way that
• Esperanto: kiel — in the same way that
• Esperanto: laŭ — in the same way that
• Finnish: kuten — in the same way that
• French: comme — in the same way that
• French: ainsi que — in the same way that
• French: tout comme — in the same way that
• Galician: como — in the same way that
• Galician: coma — in the same way that
• German: wie — in the same way that
• German: so wie — in the same way that
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴 (swē) — in the same way that
• Greek: όπως (ópos) — in the same way that
• Greek: σαν (san) — in the same way that
• Ancient Greek: ὡς (hōs) — in the same way that
• Ancient Greek: ὅπως (hópōs) — in the same way that
• Ancient Greek: ᾗ (hēî) — in the same way that
• Ancient Greek: ὅπῃ (hópēi) — in the same way that
• Hebrew: כמו (kmo) — in the same way that
• Hindi: जैसा (jaisā) — in the same way that
• Hungarian: ahogy — in the same way that
• Hungarian: ahogyan — in the same way that
• Icelandic: eins og — in the same way that
• Icelandic: svo sem — in the same way that
• Icelandic: sem — in the same way that
• Interlingua: como — in the same way that
• Italian: come — in the same way that
• Korean: -처럼 (-cheoreom) — in the same way that
• Latin: ut — in the same way that
• Latin: quā — in the same way that
• Macedonian: како што (kako što) — in the same way that
• Malay: sebagai — in the same way that
• Malayalam: പോലെ (pōle) — in the same way that
• Maltese: kif — in the same way that
• Marathi: सारखे (sārkhe) — in the same way that
• Norwegian: som — in the same way that
• Old English: swā — in the same way that
• Persian: مانند (mânand) — in the same way that
• Plautdietsch: soo aus — in the same way that
• Polish: jak — in the same way that
• Portuguese: como — in the same way that
• Punjabi: ਵਰਗਾ (vargā) — in the same way that
• Romanian: ca — in the same way that
• Romanian: cum — in the same way that
• Romanian: așa cum — in the same way that
• Romanian: precum — in the same way that
• Russian: как (kak) — in the same way that
• Serbo-Croatian: ка̏о — in the same way that
• Serbo-Croatian: kȁo — in the same way that
• Slovak: ako — in the same way that
• Slovene: kot — in the same way that
• Slovene: kàkor — in the same way that
• Lower Sorbian: ako — in the same way that
• Lower Sorbian: kaž — in the same way that
• Spanish: como — in the same way that
• Swahili: kama — in the same way that
• Swedish: som — in the same way that
• Telugu: వంటి (vaṇṭi) — in the same way that
• Tok Pisin: olsem — in the same way that
• Turkish: gibi — in the same way that
• Ukrainian: як (jak) — in the same way that
• Urdu: کی طَرَح (kī tarah) — in the same way that
• Vietnamese: như — in the same way that
• Walloon: come — in the same way that
• Welsh: fel — in the same way that
• Arabic: لَمَّا (lammā) — at the same instant that
• Arabic: عِنْدَمَا (ʕindamā) — at the same instant that
• Arabic: حِينَ (ḥīna) — at the same instant that
• Catalan: quan — at the same instant that
• Chinese Mandarin: 當 /当 (dāng) — at the same instant that
• Czech: jak — at the same instant that
• Danish: da — at the same instant that
• Danish: idet — at the same instant that
• Dutch: toen — at the same instant that
• Esperanto: kiam — at the same instant that
• Esperanto: dum — at the same instant that
• Finnish: kun — at the same instant that
• French: quand — at the same instant that
• French: au moment où — at the same instant that
• German: als — at the same instant that
• Greek: όπως (ópos) — at the same instant that
• Hebrew: באותו הרגע (behoto harega) — at the same instant that
• Hungarian: amint — at the same instant that
• Hungarian: ahogy — at the same instant that
• Icelandic: er — at the same instant that
• Icelandic: þá — at the same instant that
• Icelandic: þegar — at the same instant that
• Interlingua: quando — at the same instant that
• Italian: quando — at the same instant that
• Japanese: ...と — at the same instant that
• Latin: dum — at the same instant that
• Macedonian: додека (dodeka) — at the same instant that
• Macedonian: кога (koga) — at the same instant that
• Maltese: eżatt kif — at the same instant that
• Neapolitan: quanno — at the same instant that
• Norwegian: når — at the same instant that
• Norwegian: da — at the same instant that
• Norwegian: idet — at the same instant that
• Polish: jak — at the same instant that
• Polish: kiedy — at the same instant that
• Polish: gdy — at the same instant that
• Portuguese: quando — at the same instant that
• Portuguese: assim que — at the same instant that
• Romanian: când — at the same instant that
• Romanian: pe când — at the same instant that
• Romanian: în timp ce — at the same instant that
• Russian: когда́ (kogdá) — at the same instant that
• Russian: как то́лько (kak tólʹko) — at the same instant that
• Serbo-Croatian: ка̏о — at the same instant that
• Serbo-Croatian: колѝко — at the same instant that
• Serbo-Croatian: kȁo — at the same instant that
• Serbo-Croatian: kolìko — at the same instant that
• Slovak: keď — at the same instant that
• Slovene: ko — at the same instant that
• Spanish: cuando — at the same instant that
• Swedish: när — at the same instant that
• Swedish: då — at the same instant that
• Ukrainian: коли́ (kolý) — at the same instant that
• Ukrainian: як ті́льки (jak tílʹky) — at the same instant that
• Walloon: come — at the same instant that
• Welsh: wrth — at the same instant that
• Welsh: tra — at the same instant that
• Welsh: fel — at the same instant that
• Afrikaans: terwyl — at the same time that
• Catalan: mentre — at the same time that
• Cornish: ha — at the same time that
• Cornish: hag — at the same time that
• Czech: zatímco — at the same time that
• Danish: mens — at the same time that
• Danish: imens — at the same time that
• Dutch: terwijl — at the same time that
• Esperanto: dum — at the same time that
• Finnish: kun — at the same time that
• Finnish: sillä välin, kun — at the same time that
• French: lorsque — at the same time that
• French: pendant que — at the same time that
• French: alors que — at the same time that
• German: während — at the same time that
• Greek: καθώς (kathós) — at the same time that
• Greek: ενώ (enó) — at the same time that
• Hebrew: בינתיים (bentaim) — at the same time that
• Hungarian: amíg — at the same time that
• Hungarian: miközben — at the same time that
• Interlingua: durante que — at the same time that
• Italian: mentre — at the same time that
• Latin: dum — at the same time that
• Macedonian: додека (dodeka) — at the same time that
• Macedonian: како што (kako što) — at the same time that
• Maltese: meta — at the same time that
• Norwegian: mens — at the same time that
• Polish: podczas — at the same time that
• Portuguese: enquanto — at the same time that
• Romanian: în timp ce — at the same time that
• Russian: когда́ (kogdá) — at the same time that
• Russian: пока́ (poká) — at the same time that
• Russian: в то вре́мя как (v to vrémja kak) — at the same time that
• Serbo-Croatian: док — at the same time that
• Serbo-Croatian: за вријеме — at the same time that
• Serbo-Croatian: dok — at the same time that
• Serbo-Croatian: za vrijeme — at the same time that
• Slovak: keď — at the same time that
• Slovene: medtém ko — at the same time that
• Spanish: mientras — at the same time that
• Swedish: medan — at the same time that
• Swedish: under tiden — at the same time that
• Ukrainian: коли́ (kolý) — at the same time that
• Ukrainian: по́ки (póky) — at the same time that
• Ukrainian: у той ча́с як (u toj čás jak) — at the same time that
• Walloon: tins ki — at the same time that
• Walloon: sol tins ki — at the same time that
• Walloon: dismetant ki — at the same time that
• Welsh: tra — at the same time that
• Welsh: wrth — at the same time that
• Welsh: fel — at the same time that
• Catalan: a mesura que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Czech: jak — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Danish: som — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Dutch: naarmate — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Esperanto: kiom — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Finnish: kun — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Finnish: sitä mukaa kuin — varying through time to the same proportion that
• French: au fur et à mesure que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• German: als — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Greek: καθώς (kathós) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Hebrew: כמה ש... (kama she...) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Hungarian: ahogy — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Interlingua: a mesura que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Italian: a mano a mano che — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Italian: man mano che — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Macedonian: како што (kako što) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Old English: swā...swā... — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Portuguese: conforme — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Portuguese: à medida que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Romanian: pe măsură ce — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Russian: по ме́ре того́ как (po mére tovó kak) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Serbo-Croatian: ка̏д — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Serbo-Croatian: ка̀да — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Serbo-Croatian: kȁd — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Serbo-Croatian: kàda — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Slovak: ako — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Spanish: a medida que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Spanish: conforme — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Spanish: a medida en que — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Ukrainian: коли́ (kolý) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Ukrainian: як (jak) — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Walloon: a fwait ki — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Walloon: fwait a mzeure ki — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Welsh: wrth — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Welsh: tra — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Welsh: fel — varying through time to the same proportion that
• Catalan: com que — considering that, because
• Catalan: ja que — considering that, because
• Catalan: car — considering that, because
• Catalan: atès que — considering that, because
• Maore Comorian: ha iv̄o — considering that, because
• Czech: neboť — considering that, because
• Czech: protože — considering that, because
• Czech: jelikož — considering that, because
• Czech: poněvadž — considering that, because
• Czech: neb — considering that, because
• Danish: siden — considering that, because
• Danish: eftersom — considering that, because
• Danish: idet — considering that, because
• Dutch: omdat — considering that, because
• Dutch: want — considering that, because
• Dutch: aangezien — considering that, because
• Esperanto: ĉar — considering that, because
• Finnish: koska — considering that, because
• French: puisque — considering that, because
• French: car — considering that, because
• French: comme — considering that, because
• Georgian: მაშინ როდესაც (mašin rodesac) — considering that, because
• German: da — considering that, because
• German: weil — considering that, because
• Greek: αφού (afoú) — considering that, because
• Hebrew: כי (ki) — considering that, because
• Hungarian: mivel — considering that, because
• Hungarian: ugyanis — considering that, because
• Interlingua: viste que — considering that, because
• Italian: siccome — considering that, because
• Latin: quoniam — considering that, because
• Maltese: kif — considering that, because
• Norwegian: siden — considering that, because
• Old English: þæs — considering that, because
• Old English: swā — considering that, because
• Polish: ponieważ — considering that, because
• Polish: bo — considering that, because
• Portuguese: visto que — considering that, because
• Portuguese: já que — considering that, because
• Portuguese: porque — considering that, because
• Romanian: deoarece — considering that, because
• Romanian: pentru că — considering that, because
• Romanian: fiindcă — considering that, because
• Russian: поско́льку (poskólʹku) — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: је̏р — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: зато што — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: pošto — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: jȅr — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: zato što — considering that, because
• Serbo-Croatian: pošto — considering that, because
• Slovak: keďže — considering that, because
• Spanish: como — considering that, because
• Spanish: ya que — considering that, because
• Spanish: debido a que — considering that, because
• Spanish: por — considering that, because
• Swedish: eftersom — considering that, because
• Ukrainian: оскі́льки (oskílʹky) — considering that, because
• Walloon: puski — considering that, because
• Walloon: come — considering that, because
• Welsh: gan — considering that, because
• Welsh: am — considering that, because
• Cornish: mar — introducing a basis of comparison
• Danish: som — introducing a basis of comparison
• Finnish: kuin — introducing a basis of comparison
• Ancient Greek: ὅσον (hóson) — introducing a basis of comparison
• Ancient Greek: ἤ (ḗ) — introducing a basis of comparison
• Latin: quantum — introducing a basis of comparison
• Russian: чем (čem) — introducing a basis of comparison
• Russian: как (kak) — introducing a basis of comparison
• Slovak: ako — introducing a basis of comparison
• Welsh: fel — introducing a basis of comparison
• Asturian: as — Roman coin
• Finnish: as — Roman coin
• Finnish: assi — Roman coin
• French: as — Roman coin
• German: As — Roman coin
• Hebrew: אס (as) — Roman coin
• Japanese: アス (asu) — Roman coin
• Latin: as — Roman coin
• Portuguese: asse — Roman coin
• Russian: асс (ass) — Roman coin
• Russian: ас (as) — Roman coin
• Spanish: as — Roman coin
• Welsh: as — Roman coin
• Arabic: مِثْل (miṯl) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Arabic: كَـ (ka-) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Belarusian: як (jak) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Catalan: com — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Danish: som — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Dutch: als — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Dutch: as — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Egyptian: mi-i (mj) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Esperanto: kiel — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Finnish: kuin — Introducing a basis of comparison
• French: que — Introducing a basis of comparison
• German: so ... wie — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Greek: όσο (óso) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Hebrew: כ־ (k'-) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Hebrew: כמו (k'mó) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Hungarian: mint — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Ido: kom — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Indonesian: sebagai — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Indonesian: seperti — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Interlingua: como — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Interlingua: quanto — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Italian: quanto — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Italian: come — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Japanese: と同じくらい (to onaji kurai) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Japanese: くらい (kurai) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Japanese: ほど (hodo) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Khmer: ដូច (douc) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Northern Kurdish: hindî — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Northern Kurdish: qasî — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Northern Kurdish: bi qasî — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Northern Kurdish: temetî — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Latin: quam — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Macedonian: колку (kolku) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Old English: swā — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Polish: jak — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Portuguese: quanto — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Romanian: ca — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Romanian: ca și — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Russian: как (kak) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Slovak: ako — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Slovene: kot — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Spanish: como — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Spanish: cual — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Swedish: som — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Turkish: kadar — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Ukrainian: як (jak) — Introducing a basis of comparison
• Chinese Mandarin: 為 /为 (wéi) — In the role of
• Dutch: als — In the role of
• Dutch: in de rol van — In the role of
• Dutch: as — In the role of
• French: en tant que — In the role of
• German: als — In the role of
• Greek: ως (os) — In the role of
• Greek: σαν (san) — In the role of
• Hungarian: -ként — In the role of
• Ido: kom — In the role of
• Italian: come — In the role of
• Italian: da — In the role of
• Japanese: として (to shite) — In the role of
• Latin: qua — In the role of
• Malay: sebagai — In the role of
• Malay: selaku — In the role of
• Old English: tō — In the role of
• Persian: به عنوان (be 'onvân) — In the role of
• Polish: jako — In the role of
• Portuguese: como — In the role of
• Portuguese: enquanto — In the role of
• Romanian: în calitate de — In the role of
• Russian: как (kak) — In the role of
• Russian: в (v) — In the role of
• Russian: в ка́честве (v káčestve) — In the role of
• Slovak: ako — In the role of
• Spanish: como — In the role of
• Swedish: som — In the role of
• Turkish: olarak — In the role of
• Ukrainian: у ро́лі (u róli) — In the role of
• Welsh: fel — In the role of
• Welsh: yn — In the role of
• Yiddish: ווי (vi) — In the role of