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as such

as such prepositional phrase: in the role or manner of the thing mentioned.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In the role or manner of the thing mentioned.
    • This is a valuable artefact and should be treated as such.
  2. (usually) In a true or literal sense.
    • I don't have a library as such, but I do have quite a large collection of books.
  3. Per se, by itself, in itself, in and of itself.
    • Money as such is not the root of evil.
    • Nietzsche was well aware of this meta-ethical question, which in the above cited aphorism he calls: “The problem of morality itself.” It is implicitly answered in his explicative attitude towards morality as such.2012, Y. Yovel, Nietzsche as Affirmative Thinker, →ISBN
  4. Being as previously mentioned or described.
    • I'm a mother of four young children; as such, I'm always rushed off my feet.

Examples of as such in a sentence

  • If an entity is something as such, then it is a certain nature.2012, K.J. Clark, Our Knowledge of God: Essays on Natural and Philosophical Theology, →ISBN:
  • For only in this way is it possible to uncover the psychical as such in a truly original and concrete manner.2012 -, J.J. Kockelmans, Phenomenological Psychology: The Dutch School, →ISBN, page 13:

Questions about as such

What does as such mean?
As such means in the role or manner of the thing mentioned.
How do you use as such in a sentence?
If an entity is something as such, then it is a certain nature.
What part of speech is as such?
As such is a prepositional phrase.

Words near as such in the dictionary

  1. as so
  2. as soon as
  3. as soon as look at someone
  4. as soon as possible
  5. as soon as possy
  6. as such
  7. as sure as eggs are eggs
  8. as sure as eggs is eggs
  9. as the actress said to the bishop
  10. as the bishop said to the actress
  11. as the case may be

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