as
conj
1 at the time that, during the time that, just as, when, while
2 in the manner that, in the way that, like
4 because, considering that, seeing that, since
5 in the same manner with, in the same way that, like
6 for instance, like, such as
prep
7 being, in the character of, in the role of, under the name of
8 as for as regards, in reference to, on the subject of, with reference to, with regard to, with respect to
9 as it were in a manner of speaking, in a way, so to say, so to speak
make as if , though
act as if or though, affect, feign, feint, give the impression that, make a show of, pretend