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I Paper Wood əz Diagram Small Pulp Water

Word as
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / əz / NAmE / əz /
Example
  • he sat watching her as she got ready.
  • as she grew older she gained in confidence.
  • this diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./this diagram shows how paper is made.
  • first/first of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
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(conjunction)BrE / əz / NAmE / əz /
  1. while something else is happening
    • He sat watching her as she got ready.
    • As she grew older she gained in confidence.
    • This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
    • First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
    • Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
    • Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
    • Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
    • The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
    • As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
    • At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
    • The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
  2. in the way in which
    • They did as I had asked.
    • Leave the papers as they are.
    • She lost it, just as I said she would.
    • He has blue eyes like me.
    • She enjoys all kinds of music, as I do.
    • Repeat these five steps, as in the last exercise.
    • Nobody understands him like I do.
    • I don’t want to upset him again like before.
    • It looks like we’re going to be late.
  3. used to state the reason for something
    • As you were out, I left a message.
    • She may need some help as she's new.
  4. used to make a comment or to add information about what you have just said
    • As you know, Julia is leaving soon.
    • She's very tall, as is her mother.
  5. used to say that in spite of something being true, what follows is also true
    • synonym though
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/though_1
    • Happy as they were, there was something missing.
    • Try as he might (= however hard he tried), he couldn't open the door.
  6. in contrast with something
    • They got 27% of the vote as against 32% at the last election.
  7. used to say that something may happen at some time in the future, but only when something else has happened
    • We'll decide on the team as and when we qualify.
    • I'll tell you more as and when (= as soon as I can).
  8. used to start talking about somebody/something
    • synonym regarding
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/regarding
    • As for Jo, she's doing fine.
    • As for food for the party, that's all being taken care of.
  9. used to show the time or date from which something starts
    • Our phone number is changing as from May 12.
  10. in a way that suggests something
    • He behaved as if nothing had happened.
    • It sounds as though you had a good time.
    • It's my birthday. As if you didn't know!
    • ‘Don't say anything.’ ‘As if I would!’ (= surely you do not expect me to)
  11. considering the present situation; as things are
    • We were hoping to finish it by next week—as it is, it may be the week after.
    • I can't help—I've got too much to do as it is (= already).
  12. used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing something in a particular way
    • Teachers must put the brakes on, as it were, when they notice students looking puzzled.
  13. used when you are referring to something
    • As to tax, that will be deducted from your salary.
  14. until now or until a particular time in the past
    • an as yet unpublished report
    • As yet little was known of the causes of the disease.
  15. used as a comment on something that you have just said
    • He smiled and I smiled back. As you do.
  16. if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing
  17. Word Origin

    • Middle English: reduced form of Old English alswā ‘similarly’ (see also).
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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