regards sth used when you are referring to sth M-7: As to tax, that will be deducted from your salary. STIftt, as you'do used as a

comment on sth that you have just said ( ftP<|ijift;i3i|rfr9 vFifc ) : He smiled and I smiled back. As you do. fife fit %, —more at well

adv., yet adv.

WHICH WORD?

as . like

You can use both as and like to say that things are similar. * as fn like

■ Like is a preposition and is used before nouns and

pronouns. * like ST^iffRfti^lttj: He

has blue eyes like me. ftifP $£ - j# ft—ft lift HR flu ₀

■ As is a conjunction and an adverb and is used before a clause, another adverb or a clause beginning with

a preposition. * as j&jftiijfpgijisl, IJ —

®J 1M ft is] 31 1$ Mftlifr: She enjoys all kinds of

music, as I do. AfefJJlfc—'a o Repeat

these five steps, as in the last exercise. M

■ In informal English like is frequently used as a conjunction or an adverb instead of as. ft#IE^;ll

like##ft#as, Nobody

understands him like I do. t$#L 0

I don’t want to upset him again like before.

It is also used instead of as if. * like ft o] ff] Ul ft# as if: It looks like we’re going to be late. <> These uses of like are

common but are not considered correct in formal written English. * like {&£&$

You will find more help on the use of as and like in the entries for particular verbs, such as act, behave, etc. ^£7 as fR like#Maet. behave^

^jin]ii>J^o

ASA /,ei es 'ei/ abbr. 1 Advertising Standards Authority (an organization in Britain which controls the standard of advertising) ( ^ S ) ft ^ M 2 American Standards Association (used especially to show the speed of film) ) :

a 400 ASA film 400

asap /,ei es ei 'pi:/ abbr. as soon as possible fS-'K as bes tos /aes'bestas/ noun [u] a soft grey mineral that does not burn, used especially in the past in building as a protection against fire or to prevent heat loss ft as bestosis /.aesbes'tausis; NAmE -'too-/ noun [U] a disease of the lungs caused by breathing in asbestos dustftfljUft*^, ftto ( )

ASBO /'aezbau; NAmE -bou/ noun antisocial behaviour order (in the UK, an order made by a court which says that sb must stop behaving in a harmful or annoying way to other people) & ft ft ft ^ ft ( ^S'&ft,

as cend /a'send/ verb (formal) ~ (to sth) to rise; to go up; to climb up ±ft; ftjii; : [V] The path started to

ascend more steeply. ftftftj&l^iliirrfD ±₀ o Mist ascended from the valley. ill ft ft ilS ° o The air became

colder as we ascended.

o The results, ranked in ascending order (= from the lowest to the highest) are as follows: f/f JR ft ii f ij

[gj : 0 (figurative) He ascended to the peak

of sporting achievement, f&jiftij 7 0 [VN]

Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.

ft Pf, ft ft ft 0k iff-, O (figurative) to ascend the throne (= become king or queen) frll FHfil descend aS'Cend-ancy (also as-cendency) /a'sendansi/ noun [U] (formal) ~ (over sb/sth) the position of having power or influence over sb/sth ftKJtMv; ft $7 Iftfa: moral/ political/intellectual ascendancy if fig P[n]; 'ft ft jK fi ; H h tfc 3$ o The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control).