Perkataan Inggeris 'as' mempunyai pelbagai penggunaan dan makna.
1. 'As...as' boleh bermakna sama.
2. 'As' boleh bermakna sebagai.
3. 'As' boleh bermakna seperti.
4. 'As' boleh bermakna dengan.
5. 'As' boleh bermakna sambil.
6. 'As' boleh bermakna semasa.
7. 'As' boleh bermakna apabila.
8. 'As' boleh bermakna kerana.
9. 'As' boleh bermakna seberapa.
10.'As well as' bermakna sebaik.
11.'As soon as' bermakna sebaik saja.
12.'As a result' bermakna akibatnya, hasilnya.
13.'As it is' bermakna seadanya.
14.'As if' bermakna seolah-olah.
15.'As well' boleh bermakna juga.
16.'As well as' boleh bermakna dan, serta.
17.'As a matter of fact' bermakna berdasarkan fakta, berasaskan fakta.
18.Lain-lain.
1. 'As...as' boleh bermakna sama.
| English | Melayu |
| I'm as tall as Tom | Saya sama tinggi dengan Tom |
| She's as busy as Tom | Dia sama sibuk macam Tom |
| He runs as fast as you | Dia berlari sama pantas dengan awak |
| He's about the same age as you | Dia lebihkurang sama umur dengan kamu |
| She has the same bag as you have | Dia mempunyai beg yang sama dengan yang awak ada |
| Jane gave me the same present as Wendy did | Jane telah beri saya hadiah yang sama seperti Wendy telah beri |
2. 'As' boleh bermakna sebagai.
| English | Melayu |
| He acted as my guide | Dia bertindak sebagai pemandu arah saya |
| She acted as a guide | Dia bertindak sebagai seorang pemandu arah |
| A career as a race car driver | Satu karier sebagai pemandu kereta lumba |
| As a father ... | Sebagai seorang ayah ... |
| This was meant as a joke | Ini dimaksudkan sebagai satu gurauan |
| He used me as a guinea pig | Dia gunakan saya sebagai alasan |
| I regarded Tom as a friend | Saya anggap Tom sebagai kawan |
| She disguised herself as Ali | Dia menyamar dirinya sebagai Ali |
| She's well known as a singer | Dia dikenali ramai sebagai seorang penyanyi |
| She hired him as a programmer | Dia mengambilnya sebagai seorang juruprogram |
| She hired him as an interpreter | Dia mengambilnya sebagai jurubahasa |
| He entered the bank disguised as a guard | Dia memasuki bank dengan menyamar sebagai pengawal |
| They regarded him as the best doctor in town | Mereka menganggap dia sebagai doktor terbaik di bandar |
| 400 million people speak English as their first language | 400 juta manusia bercakap Inggeris sebagai bahasa utama mereka |
3. 'As' boleh bermakna seperti.
| English | Melayu |
| Do as he tells you | Buatlah seperti yang dia beritahu awak |
| Please do as you were told | Tolong buat seperti yang awak diberitahu |
| As above | Seperti diatas |
| As below | Seperti dibawah |
| Such as | Seperti, contohnya |
| As follows | Seperti berikut |
| Let him do as he likes | Biarlah dia buat seperti yang dia suka |
| It was just as I thought | Ia seperti yang saya fikirkan |
| They addressed me as doctor | Mereka menghormati saya seperti doktor |
| He has the same camera as I have | Dia mempunyai kamera yang sama seperti yang saya ada |
| She's as good a cook as her mother | Dia tukang masak yang bagus seperti emaknya |
| He works as hard as any other student | Dia berusaha keras seperti pelajar lain |
| She greeted him cheerfully as she always did | Dia menyambutnya dengan gembira seperti dia selalu buat |
| I've made the same mistakes as I made last time | Saya sudah melakukan kesalahan yang sama seperti yang saya buat tahun lepas |
| Let's leave things as they are | Biarkan benda-benda seperti seadanya |
| Things didn't turn out as he'd hoped | Hal tidak jadi seperti yang dia harapkan |
| The ancient Greeks knew as much about the solar system as we do | Orang Greek dahulu tahu tentang sistem matahari seperti kita |
4. 'As' boleh bermakna dengan.
| English | Melayu |
| As the important day come nearer ... | Dengan hari yang penting itu semakin dekat ... |
5. 'As' boleh bermakna sambil
| English | Melayu |
| We sang as we walked | Kami bernyanyi sambil berjalan |
| He listened to the radio as he fed his cat | Dia mendengar radio sambil memberi makan kucingnya |
| As we ate our meal, we talked | Sambil makan makanan kami, kami berbual-bual |
6. 'As' boleh bermakna semasa
| English | Melayu |
| He nodded to me as he passed | Dia mengangguk pada saya semasa dia lalu |
| As a child, Bob lived in Boston | Semasa budak-budak, Bob tinggal di Boston |
| He bowed to me as he left the room | Dia tunduk kepada saya semasa dia meninggalkan bilik itu |
| He came in just as I was going out | Dia masuk semasa saya keluar |
7. 'As' boleh bermakna apabila
| English | Melayu |
| She cried as she read the letter | Dia menangis apabila dia membaca surat itu |
| She greets him every morning as he enters the building | Dia menyapanya setiap pagi apabila dia memasuki bangunan itu |
8. 'As' boleh bermakna kerana
Di sini, 'as' boleh menggantikan 'because' (kerana).
| English | Melayu |
| I cannot come with you as I am too busy | Saya tak boleh pergi bersama awak kerana saya terlalu sibuk |
9. 'As' boleh bermakna seberapa
| English | Melayu |
| She stood as close to him as she could | dia berdiri rapat dengan dia seberapa yang dia boleh |
| I will write letters to you as often as I can | Saya akan menulis surat untuk awak seberapa kerap yang saya boleh |
| My teacher told me to read as much as I could | Guru saya beritahu saya untuk membaca seberapa banyak yang saya boleh |
| I would appreciate a reply as soon as possible | Kita akan menghargai jawapan yang seberapa cepat yang mungkin |
| She is trying to save as much money as she can | Dia sedang cuba menyimpan seberapa banyak wang yang boleh |
| I couldn't spend as much time with my children as I wanted to | Saya tak dapat menggunakan masa dengan anak-anak seberapa banyak yang saya mahu |
| As soon as possible | Seberapa cepat, secepat mungkin |
| I'll help you as much as I can | Saya akan tolong awak seberapa mampu saya |
10. 'As well as' bermakna sebaik.
| English | Melayu |
| I can swim as well as you | Dia boleh berenang sebaik awak |
| I can't sing as well as Mary did | Saya tak boleh menyanyi sebaik Mary telah lakukan |
11. 'As soon as' bermakna sebaik saja.
| English | Melayu |
| As soon as he arrived ... | Sebaik saja dia sampai ... |
| As soon as she opened the door, a cat ran out | Sebaik saja dia membuka pintu, seekor kucing telah lari keluar |
| As soon as we sat down, she brought us coffee | Sebaik saja kami duduk, dia menghidangkan kopi |
| I'll be with you as soon as I finish this job | Saya akan bersama awak sebaik saja saya habis perkerjaan ini |
| Write to me as soon as you get there | Hubungi saya sebaik saha awak sampai di sana |
| I plan to buy a new car as soon as I can afford one | Saya merancang untuk membeli kereta baru sebaik saja saya mampu |
12. 'As a result' bermakna akibatnya, hasilnya
| English | Melayu |
| As a result | Hasilnya, akibatnya |
13. 'As it is' bermakna seadanya
| English | Melayu |
| I like this house as it is | Saya suka rumah ini seadanya |
14. 'As if' bermakna seolah-olah
| English | Melayu |
| He acts as if he were a king | Dia bertindak seolah-olah dia raja |
| She acted as if she knew nothing | Dia bertindak seolah-olah dia tak tahu apa-apa |
| He speaks as if he were an expert | Dia bercakap seolah-olah dia seorang pakar |
15. 'As well' boleh bermakna juga
| English | Melayu |
| He can speak Russian as well | Dia boleh bercakap Rusia juga |
| I have to study as well | Saya mesti belajar juga |
16. 'As well as' boleh bermakna dan
| English | Melayu |
| She gave him money as well as food | Dia beri wang dan makanan |
| Nancy went to London as well as Paris | Nancy telah pergi ke London dan Paris |
| Tom can speak German as well as English | Tom boleh berbahasa Inggeris dan Jerman |
| She grows flowers such as tulips and daisies | Dia menanam bunga-bunga seperti tulip dan daisi |
17. 'As a matter of fact' boleh bermakna berdasarkan fakta, berasaskan fakta
| English | Melayu |
| As a matter of fact, he works hard | Berdasarkan fakta, dia berkerja kuat |
18. Lain-lain makna :
| English | Melayu |
| His room is twice as large as mine | Biliknya dua kali lebih besar dari saya punya |
| He earns three times as much as I do | Dia berpendapatan tiga kali banyak lebih dari saya |
| Tom has twice as many stamps as I do | Tom mempunyai dua kali lebih banyak setem dari yang saya ada |
| As for me, I'm for it | Bagi saya, saya menyokong |
| I spend as much time working in the garden in one day as my brother does in a week | Saya berada di taman berkerja selama sehari selama abang saya berkerja dalam seminggu |
| As big as elephant | Sebesar gajah |
| Try as hard as you can | Cubalah sekeras yang awak boleh |
| Eat as much as you like | Makanlah sebanyak yang awak boleh |
| I'm not as rich as I was | Saya tidak sekaya dahulu |
| She's not as old as Mary | Dia tidak setua Mary |
| Take as many as you want | Ambillah sebanyak yang awak mahu |
| He ran as fast as he could | Dia berlari secepat yang dia boleh |
| As far as I know, he isn't lazy | Setahu saya, dia tidaklah pemalas |
| Please stay as long as you wish | Menginaplah selama mana awak mahu |
| I've got as much money as he has | Saya ada duit sebanyak yang dia ada |
| Take as many cookies as you want | Ambillah sebanyak mana biskut yang awak mahu |
| Lend him as much money as he needs | Pinjamkan dia sebanyak yang dia perlukan |
| Collect as many as you can | Pungut sebanyak yang awak boleh |
| She has about as many stamps as I do | Dia mempunyai stem sebanyak yang saya ada |
| Keep your room as neat as you can | Jadikan bilik awak sebersih yang awak boleh |
| I'm not as healthy as I used to be | Saya tidak sesihat seperti selalu |
| Tom can ski as well as his brother | Tom boleh bermain ski sebagus abangnya |
| He is not as smart as his older brother | Dia tidak sepandai abangnya |
| I plan to leave Boston as soon as I can | Saya merancang untuk meninggalkan Boston secepat yang saya boleh |
| As far as I know, they always keep their word | Setahu saya, mereka memenuhi janji |
| I will never forget your kindness as long as I live | Saya tak akan pernah lupakan kebaikan awak sepanjang hidup saya |
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