Phrase guide

such as

prep · 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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1

prep

Meaning 1

For example.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Waterbirds, such as the duck or the gull, are common in the area.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

Like, of the kind mentioned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I was never in a country such as that.
  • A plan such as you propose will never succeed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَكَذَا (hakaḏā) — like
  • Arabic: زي كدا (zai keda) — like
  • Arabic: كدا (keda) — like
  • Bulgarian: като (kato) — like
  • Catalan: com ara — like
  • Chinese: зущён (zuxion) — like
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諸如 /诸如 (zhūrú) — like
  • Dutch: zoals — like
  • Esperanto: kiel — like
  • French: comme — like
  • Georgian: მსგავს (msgavs) — like
  • Georgian: ისეთივე როგორც (isetive rogorc) — like
  • German: wie — like
  • Greek: όπως (ópos) — like
  • Ancient Greek: οἷος (hoîos) — like
  • Hebrew: כְּגוֹן (kegón) — like
  • Hungarian: olyan..., mint/amilyen — like
  • Italian: come — like
  • Portuguese: como — like
  • Romanian: ca — like
  • Russian: тако́й ... как (takój) — like
  • Russian: тако́й как (takój) — like
  • Russian: как (kak) — like
  • Russian: как наприме́р (kak naprimér) — like
  • Spanish: como — like
  • Turkish: örneğin — like
  • Turkish: gibi — like
  • Venetan: come — like