als
Pronunciation: /ɑ(l)s/
“als” is a Dutch word. Its 7 meanings in English:
conjunction
preposition
- like, as
- even ... als: as ... as
- than
Etymology
From Middle Dutch alse, an unstressed form of also (modern alzo). The sense “whether” is possibly a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo efu (“if, when; if, whether”).
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- als blikken konden doden
- als de bliksem
- als de bonte hond bekend staan
- als de neten
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