Meaning

2 senses
  1. A libra, a Roman pound.

    As

    ассass, асas

  2. (Ancient Rome)Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.

More definitions
  • a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
  • a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa

Examples

31751 sentences
  1. We appointed him as our representative.

    Ми призначили його нашим представником. — deniko

    ruМы назначили его нашим представителем. — Biga

    deWir ernannten ihn zu unserem Vertreter. — raggione

  2. Nothing is as precious as friendship.

    Немає нічого настільки коштовного, як дружба. — deniko

    ruНет ничего драгоценнее дружбы. — sharptoothed

  3. He's almost as tall as me.

    Вiн майже такий же високий, як я. — rmdas

    ruОн почти такой же высокий, как я. — marafon

    deEr ist fast so groß wie ich. — Tamy

  4. I'm as hungry as a bear.

    Я страшенно голодний. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ голодный как волк. — MikaM

    deIch habe einen Bärenhunger. — xtofu80

  5. Run as fast as you can.

    Біжи якомога швидше. — deniko

    ruБеги как можно быстрее. — marafon

    deRenn so schnell, wie du kannst. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Roman coin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Roman coin:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin as. Doublet of ace.

Borrowed from Latin as. Doublet of ace.

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Forms

plural: ases / asses
Singularas
Pluralases / asses

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and in various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar:arsenicatomic number 33
  • a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa:American SamoaEastern Samoa

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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