als
Meaning
- (subordinating) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
- than
- (nonstandard) To the same degree that, as (distinguished from the aforementioned use in that comparison was between equals)
- as; like; in the function of; in the form of
- as if
- but, other than
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/als/
Etymology
From Middle High German alles, from Old High German also, alsō (“as, like”); equivalent to all + so. Compare English as.
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