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I. As a particle of comparison, denoting equality or similarity:

1. atquĕ, or āc (after the adv.s juxta, aeque, similiter; the adj.s idem, talis, similis, aequus; and other words denoting identity, equality or resemblance): my disposition towards you is the same as it was, est animus te erga idem ac fuit, Ter.: the Gauls have the same way of attacking towns as the Belgae, Gallorum eadem atque Belgarum oppugnatio est, Caes.: you will avenge your uncle's death by the same right as he punished that of his brother, simili jure tu ulcisceris patrui mortem atque ille persequeretur fratris sui, Cic.: he pays as much respect to me as to his own patron, me colit et observat aeque atque patronum suum, Cic.: they made an attack upon the enemy as soon as they gained a footing on the beach, simul atque in arido constiterunt, in hostes impetum fecerunt, Caes.
2. et (only so used to imply that what is true of one thing is true of another also): we love our friends as well as ourselves, aeque amicos et nosmet ipsos diligimus, Cic.: the question is, whether obstinacy is the same as determination, quaeritur idemne sit pertinacia et perseverantia, Cic.
3. quam (esp. as correlative to tam, answering to the English as ... as: it denotes a comparison of degree between two things: v. Habicht, § 79): I was formerly as free as your son, tam ego fui ante liber quam gnatus tuus, Pl.: a tyrant can be as merciful as a king can be severe, tam esse clemens tyrannus quam rex importunus potest, Cic.: he lived as long as he could, vixit tam diu quam potuit, Cic.: as much as each one can, quam quisque potest, Ov.: esp. with superl.: to give thanks as great as possible, quam maximas gratias agere, Cic.: nothing frightened them so much as the vigour and complexion of the general, nihil aeque eos terruit quam robur ac color imperatoris, Liv. (in this instance quam is probably used in preference to atque, ac [v. supr. 1], because of the following ac): they do not act as they proposed, contra faciunt quam professi sunt, Cic.
4. qui (only after idem; = atque, v. supr. 1): the slaves had the same manners as their masters, servi moribus iisdem erant quibus domini, Cic.: all the Gauls must do the same thing as the Helvetii have done, omnibus Gallis idem faciendum est quod Helvetii fecerunt, Caes.
5. prō (prep. with abl.): I loved him as my own (child), hunc amavi pro meo, Ter.: to state as a fact, pro certo ponere, Caes.
6. quemadmŏdum (or as separate words, quem ad modum = in the same manner as): he was elated by the promises of my colleague, as he himself said, inflatus est collegae mei, quemadmodum dicebat ipse, promissis, Cic.: if you were to discuss friendship as you are in the habit of doing with other subjects, si, quemadmodum soles de ceteris rebus sic de amicitia disputaris, Cic.
7. ŭt (= quemadmodum, v. supr.): go on as you have begun, perge ut instituisti, Cic.: the army was drawn up as the nature of the position required, instructus est exercitus ut loci natura postulabat, Caes.: I have spoken of these things as briefly as possible, haec ut brevissime dici potuerunt, ita a me dicta sunt, Cic.: rarely and late = atque: in pleading nothing pleases him so much as brevity, ei nihil aeque in causis agendis ut brevitas placet, Plin.
8. sīcŭt (= quemadmodum, ut: only more emphatic than the last): (i) in comparisons: as I have said I will do, sicut dixi faciam, Pl.: as had formerly been done, sicut erat antea factum, Cic.: I now take no pleasure as I used formerly in writing trifling verses, nihil me sicut antea, juvat scribere versiculos, Hor. (ii) to confirm a statement = as indeed: let your affair be important, as it is indeed, sit ista res magna, sicut est, Cic.: which he saw would take place, as really happened, quod fore, sicut accidit, videbat, Caes. (iii) to introduce a simile: nature has placed the reasoning faculty in the head, as in a citadel, natura rationem in capite sicut in arce posuit, Cic. (iv) to introduce illustrations: in all which causes, as in that of M'. Curius itself, there was very great difference of opinion on points of law, quibus in causis omnibus, sicut in ipsa M'. Curii, fuit summa de jure dissensio, Cic.
9. vĕlut, vĕlŭti (used to introduce a parallel case) (i) in comparisons: as the fall of Saguntum had given confidence for the war to Hannibal, so had the destruction of the people of Abydos to Philip, velut Sagunti excidium Hannibali, sic Philippo Abydenorum clades ad bellum animos fecerat, Liv. (ii) to introduce a simile: Sipylus was giving the rein, as when the captain of a ship spreads out the sails, frena dabat Sipylus veluti quum carbasa rector deducit, Ov.: Hor.: Quint. (iii) to introduce illustrations: there is something wonderful in those aquatic animals which are born on land, as for example, crocodiles, est admiratio nonnulla in bestiis aquatilibus iis quae gignuntur in terra, veluti crocodili, Cic. (iv) in hypotheses (usu. with si): they shuddered at the cruelty of Ariovistus though absent, as if he were before them, absentis Ariovisti crudelitatem, velut si coram adesset, horrebant, Caes.: this, as if obtained by valour, he hoped would bring him great credit, hoc veluti virtute paratum, speravit magnae laudi fore, Hor.
10. īta (in asseverations and oaths, there being probably an ellipsis of ut, which, however, is sometimes expressed): as true as I live, I thought so, ita vivam, putavi, Cic.: as true as I live, I am incurring great expenses, ita vivam ut maximos sumptus facio, Cic.
11. quālis, e (usu. as correl. to talis): show yourself to us such as you formerly displayed yourself to the Roman people, qualem te jam antea populo R. praebuisti, talem et nobis imperti, Cic.
12. quantus (usu. as correl. to tantus): a contest as great as has never yet been, tanta dimicatio quanta nunquam fuit, Cic.
13. quum (usu. as correl. to tum): fortune, as it has very great influence in other affairs, so has especially in war, fortuna quum in reliquis rebus, tum praecipue in bello plurimum potest, Caes.: v. just.

II. While, during, just as: q. v.: dum.
III. Since, inasmuch as, seeing that: q. v.: quŏniam.

Phr. :
A. As if: (i) ceu (in similes): flying through the open seas, as if free from the reins, per aperta volans, ceu liber habenis, aequora, Virg.: Suet. (ii) tanquam (= just as if: sometimes with si): there was darkness there, as if (it had been) night, tenebrae ibi erant t. nox, Pl.: I was at his house, just as if in my own, apud eum sic fui, t. domi meae, Cic.: he knows every thing, as if he were admitted to the king's secrets, t. regis arcanis interesset, omnia scit, Liv.: whatever pen comes into my hands, I use it as if it were good, quicunque calamus in manus meas venerit, eo sic utor t. bono, Cic. (iii) quăsĭ (less emphatic than tanquam: equiv. to as though, as it were): I fastened as greedily upon Greek literature as if I were desirous of satisfying my long thirst, Graecas literas sic avide arripui quasi diuturnam sitim explere cupiens, Cic.: philosophy, the parent, as it were, of all praiseworthy arts, philosophia laudatarum artium omnium quasi parens, Cic.
B. As being: (i) utpŏtĕ (usu. with relat. pron., but also with participles and adjectives): I am worthless enough, as being one who have to-day begun to be in love, satis nequam sum, utpote qui hodie inceperim amare, Pl.: when I was a very little boy, as being not more than nine years old, puerulo me, utpote non amplius novem annos nato, Nep.: a people that can be counted, as being small, populus numerabilis utpote parvus, Hor. (ii) quippe (usu. with a relat. pron. or adv.): nor was it a disgrace to Cimon to wed his sister, as his fellow citizens followed the same custom, neque Cimoni fuit turpe sororem habere in matrimonio, quippe cum cives ejus eodem uterentur instituto, Nep.: v. INASMUCH AS, since.
C. As to or for: (i) ăd (with acc.): as to all other things we grow wiser by age, ad omnia alia aetate sapimus rectius, Ter.: v. in relation to, concerning. (ii) dē (with abl.): as to wool-work, I am not afraid of anybody, de lanificio, neminem metuo, Pl.: Cic. (iii) quod (= as to what): as to what you write, that you will come to me, quod scribis te ad me venturam, Cic.: Caes.: as far as depends on me, quod ad me attinet, Cic.
D. As follows: ĭtă: he negotiated with Caesar as follows, is ita cum Caesare egit, Caes. (For as far as, as soon as, as great as, etc., v. far, soon, etc.)--N.B. "As" is often not to be translated into Latin: (i) when it connects two substantives in apposition, or a subst. in apposition to the subject of the verb, or introduces a factitive accusative: e. g.: they send as ambassadors to Caesar the most illustrious men of the state, legatos ad Caesarem mittunt nobilissimos civitatis, Caes.: I have sat as juryman, I have conducted the investigation as praetor, judex sedi, praetor quaesivi, Cic.: Servilius alone as consul had authority to appoint a dictator, uni consuli Servilio jus fuit dicendi dictatoris, Liv. (ii) when it is used with such verbs as "to regard," "to consider," "to esteem:" where it is usu. an expletive even in English: e. g.: you regard him as faithful to you, eum tu habes fidelem tibi, Pl.

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