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AZ/æz/

As often means in the role of: work as a teacher, use this box as a table. In comparisons, as … as: as big as a house. Like is close in similes (like a house) but as a teacher is the job pattern. Has is the verb have — different word.

Meaning

In the role of, or in comparisons: work as a teacher; as big as.

Examples

• “He works as a driver.”
• “She trained as a nurse.”
• “This bag is as heavy as yours.”

Good to know

work as + job. as … as (comparison). Mix-up: has / like.

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