0 used in comparisons to refer to the degree of something: --
1 used to describe the purpose or quality of someone or something: --
2 because: --
3 during the time that: --
He gets more attractive as he gets older.
4 in the same way: --
Knowing him as I do, I can't believe he would do such a thing.
As I was just saying, I think the proposal needs further consideration.
As is often the case with children, Amy was completely better by the time the doctor arrived.
As with his earlier movies, the special effects in his latest film are brilliant.
He got divorced, (just) as his parents had done years before.
5 although: --
They face a hard task, as yesterday's discussions amply demonstrated.
My grandmother died a natural death , as she would have wanted.
She told me not to ask any questions, just to do as she did.
The town centre looks exactly as it did when it was built in 1877.