or [so long as]{conj.} 1. Since; because; considering
that. •/As long as you are going to town anyway, you can do something for
me./ 2. Provided that; if. •/You may use the room as you like, so long as
you clean it up afterward./
[as luck would have it]
{adv. clause} As it happened; by chance;
luckily or unluckily. •/As luck would have it, no one was in the building
when the explosion occurred./ •/As luck would have it, there was rain on
the day of the picnic./
[as much]
{n.} The same; exactly that. •/Don’t thank me, I would do
as much for anyone./ •/Did you lose your way? I thought as much when you
were late in coming./
[as much as]
{adv. phr.} 1. or [much as] Even though; although.
•/As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and study tonight./ 2. or
[so much as] Just the same as; almost; practically; really. •/By running
away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money./ •/You as much as
promised you would help us./ •/The clerk as much as told me that I was a
fool./ Compare: AS GOOD AS. 3. See: FOR AS MUCH AS.
[as of]
prep. At or until (a certain time). •/I know that as of last week
he was still unmarried./ •/As of now we don’t know much about Mars./
[as one goes]
See: PAY AS ONE GOES.
[as one man]
{adv. phr.} Unanimously; together; involving all. •/The
audience arose as one man to applaud the great pianist./
[as regards]
{prep.} Regarding; concerning; about. •/You needn’t
worry as regards the cost of the operation./ •/He was always secretive as
regards his family./
[as soon as]
{conj.} Just after; when; immediately after. •/As soon
as the temperature falls to 70, the furnace is turned on./ •/As soon as you
finish your job let me know./ •/He will see you as soon as he can./
[as the crow flies]
{adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a
straight line between two places. •/It is seven miles to the next town as the
crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./
[as the story goes]
{adv. phr.} As the story is told; as one has heard
through rumor. •/As the story goes, Jonathan disappeared when he heard the
police were after him./
[as though]
See: AS IF.
[as to]
{prep.} 1. In connection with; about; regarding. •/There is
no doubt as to his honesty./ •/As to your final grade, that depends on your
final examination./ Syn.: WITH RESPECT TO. 2. According to; following; going
by. •/They sorted the eggs as to size and color./
[as usual]
{adv. phr.} In the usual way; as you usually do or as it
usually does. •/As usual, Tommy forgot to make his bed before he went out to
play./ •/Only a week after the fire in the store, it was doing business as
usual./