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Certain elements of teen life that, 10 years ago, were very important to me still, are becoming less so as I get older. I mean, I've kinda gotten over, I guess I'm saying, the fact that I had trouble getting a date for the prom.
Matthew Tobin Anderson

Meaning of "so as" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SO AS

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WHAT DOES SO AS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of so as in the English dictionary

The definition of so as in the dictionary is in order.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SO AS

so
so be it
so far
so far, so good
so help me
so long
so much
so much for
so that
so there
so to speak
so what!
so-and-so
so-called
so-so
soak
soak test
soakage
soakaway
soaked

WORDS THAT END LIKE SO AS

as far as
as good as
as long as
as soon as
as well as
being as
even as
forasmuch as
in so far as
inasmuch as
insofar as
much as
such as

Synonyms and antonyms of so as in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «so as» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SO AS

Find out the translation of so as to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of so as from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «so as» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

así como
570 millions of speakers

English

so as
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इतनी के रूप में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذلك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таким образом,
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de modo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাই হিসাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de sorte que
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

supaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

so dass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그래서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

supaya minangka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như vậy là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதனால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हणून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Böylece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

così
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таким чином ,
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

astfel încât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έτσι ώστε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

so as
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

så som
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

så som
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of so as

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SO AS»

The term «so as» is very widely used and occupies the 8.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SO AS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about so as

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10 QUOTES WITH «SO AS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word so as.
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Matthew Tobin Anderson
Certain elements of teen life that, 10 years ago, were very important to me still, are becoming less so as I get older. I mean, I've kinda gotten over, I guess I'm saying, the fact that I had trouble getting a date for the prom.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.
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Jean-Marc Ayrault
The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.
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Jeremy Bentham
He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn.
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John Desmond Bernal
As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt.
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Steven Biko
So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior.
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Mary J. Blige
So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things.
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Andrew Bogut
The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you've got to be very, very smart.
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Marcus Brigstocke
I'm more pompous and self-assured and determined that if - you know - if the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.
10
Barbara Broccoli
So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SO AS»

Discover the use of so as in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to so as and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jeanne Jugan: Humble, So As to Love More
But Jeanne Jugan remains in the shadows.Her story is extraordinary.A person of great energy and drive, she began the work by taking an abandoned old woman into her own home, and quickly found new premises and gathered a community around her ...
Paul Milcent, 2000
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Extracts from ancient and modern authors, arranged so as to ...
Extracts. may be strong enough to say, " I know whom I have believed ;" in you, it may ouly be able to say, " Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief." The faith which exclaims, " None of these things move me,* and that which cries out, " Hold  ...
Extracts, 1828
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An Historical Syntax of the English Language
Occasionally the subject of the infinitive is expressed by inserting a (pro)noun between so as and to + infinitive. In later Modern English this (pro) noun is preceded by for in this case: 1709 Swift, Merlin's Prediction, Wks. 1755 II, I, 177, ' The river ...
F. Th Visser, 1963
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Selection of Hymns, including versions of Psalms arranged ...
THE following Selection has been arranged with a design to embrace the several subjects of Christian doctrine, experience, and practice, so as to form a Body of Divinity. For this purpose, ample use has been made of hymns already ...
John Antes LATROBE, 1841
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You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on ...
But often these stories aren’t true. Each short chapter—covering topics such as Learned Helplessness, Selling Out, and the Illusion of Transparency—is like a psychology course with all the boring parts taken out.
David McRaney, 2011
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Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Classified and ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Peter Mark Roget, 2011
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An Essay on the Revelation of St. John So Far as Concerns ...
And as this Interpretation seems to me most literal and agreeable to the Text; so, as we shall fee presently, does it not less agree with the Histories of the Times referr'd to by these Trumpets. And that the Reader may the more easily apprehend ...
William Whiston, 1744
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Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
91. cf. Oth. IV, 1, 126. b) indiflerent, not worth much, somewhat amiss (adjectively as well as adverbially): what thinkest thou of the rich hfercatiot Well of his wealth, but ofhimself so so, Gent. I, 2,13. his leg is but so so, As III, 5, II9. art rich? Faith ...
Alexander Schmidt, Gregor Sarrazin, 1971
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Cancer Risk Evaluation: Methods and Trends
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Günter Obe, Gary E. Marchant, Burkhard Jandrig, 2011
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
(except heriots which might be varied at will;) and so as there were contained in every such lease a power of re-entry for non-payment of the rent thereby to be reserved ; And, also, by indenture to demise any of the premises for any term ...
William John Broderip, Peregrine Bingham, 1820

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SO AS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term so as is used in the context of the following news items.
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Renovating in New York: Let 'Er Rip? Not So Fast
Sometimes buildings limit the number of renovations happening at any one time, so as not to overwhelm elevators and staff. This means that if renovations are ... «New York Times, May 15»

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