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as in

adverb

conjunctive, idiomatic, not comparable In the sense of. "bow" as in the weapon, not the front of a ship
Similar: namely, i.e.
conjunctive, idiomatic, not comparable As pronounced in. That's B as in boy.
Similar: namely, i.e.
informal, not comparable By which I mean; that is to say. The TV is completely broken, as in I can't get any picture at all.
Philippines, not comparable added after a point has been made He's so tall, as in!
Philippines, not comparable asked if the prior statement is really true; really A: It's so traffic a while ago. B: As in? A: Yes, it took me an hour to pass through!
not comparable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, in. In Sweden, as in most countries, ...

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adv in the sense of

Español	es decir
Français	c'est-à-dire
Deutsch	als, wie, im Sinne
Italiano	cioè

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@misc{as_in_2026,
  title = {as in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}