"like as" meaning in English

See like as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Etymology: See like. Head templates: {{en-con}} like as
  1. (archaic) Just as; in the same way as; even as. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-like_as-en-conj-kDFV9nib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "See like.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "like as",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, Bible, Job 5.26:",
          "text": "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just as; in the same way as; even as."
      ],
      "id": "en-like_as-en-conj-kDFV9nib",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Just as; in the same way as; even as."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like as"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "See like.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "like as",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English conjunctions",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1611, Bible, Job 5.26:",
          "text": "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Just as; in the same way as; even as."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Just as; in the same way as; even as."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "like as"
}

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