- used to describe somebody/something appearing to be somebody/something else
- They were all dressed as clowns.
- The bomb was disguised as a package.
- used to describe the fact that somebody/something has a particular job or function
- She works as a courier.
- Treat me as a friend.
- I respect him as a doctor.
- You can use that glass as a vase.
- The news came as a shock.
- She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child).
Word OriginMiddle English: reduced form of Old English alswā ‘similarly’ (see also).
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