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adv//æz//när, då, lika ... som, medan, under tiden, som, eftersom, såsom
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
(formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
Being that, considering that, because, since.
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]
(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.
(unit of weight) A libra.
(numismatics, Ancient Rome) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
In the role of.
In the form of.