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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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"He is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent."
"He is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent."
I am trying to find out what "as" means in the sentence and I was wondering if "as" can be replaced with "which" like ,which is evident..." for the same meaning or if it is not, how can I understand the meaning of "as" here? There are many meanings in the word as so I am confused. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
I am trying to find out what "as" means in the sentence and I was wondering if "as" can be replaced with "which" like ,which is evident..." for the same meaning or if it is not, how can I understand the meaning of "as" here? There are many meanings in the word as so I am confused. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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"which" is close, and is intelligible, but does not seem exactly right. "
- "which" is close, and is intelligible, but does not seem exactly right.
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"which" is close, and is intelligible, but does not seem exactly right.
Dictionaries variously define this "as" as:
In accordance with which or with the way in which
in accordance with what or the way in which
(of) which fact, event, etc (referring to the previous statement)
In your example, "which fact" does directly substitute to create a
Dictionaries variously define this "as" as:
In accordance with which or with the way in which
in accordance with what or the way in which
(of) which fact, event, etc (referring to the previous statement)
In your example, "which fact" does directly substitute to create a
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