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az

az is the eye dialect spelling of as.

az is the alternative form of az..

az is the alternative form of a in Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets.

Meaning of as

Adverb (1)

as (not comparable)

  1. To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
    • She regards her kids as (being) holy as saints.
  2. Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
  3. (dated, formal) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
    • Likewise many other indulgences were by virtue hereof granted; as, to have a portatile altar, to receive the Sacrament privately; […]1820, John Strype, The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith, page 48

Adverb (2)

as

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, especially, slang) Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely.
    • sweet as

See all 21 meanings of as

Noun capitalized: AZ

AZ (plural AZs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of availability zone.

Proper noun capitalized: AZ

AZ

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Arizona: a state of the United States.
  2. (abbreviation, neologism) Abbreviation of AstraZeneca, a COVID-19 vaccine made by the AstraZeneca company.
    • Risks? Suck it up buttercup. The risk of death by Covid is real and so many others of your age had AZ with limited ill or side-effects.2021 July 2, The NT News, Darwin, page 22, column 3

Forms of az

pluralAZs

Origin of az

Abbreviation.

From Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ).

Questions about az

What is az the eye dialect spelling of?
Az is the eye dialect spelling of as.
What part of speech is az?
Az can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of az?
The plural of az is AZs.

Words near az in the dictionary

  1. Ayyubite
  2. Ayyubites
  3. Ayyubs
  4. Ayyám-i-Há
  5. ayʔaǰuθɛm
  6. az
  7. az-
  8. az.
  9. aza
  10. aza-
  11. azaacene

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: az (page history and authors); AZ (page history and authors); as (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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