Definition of 'as such'
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as such
phrase
suchYou use as such with a negative to indicate that a word or expression is not a very accurate description of the actual situation.
I am not a learner as such–I used to ride a bike years ago.
Mark joined as an office boy at the age of fourteen with no academic qualifications
as such at all.
There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power.
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as such
phrase
suchYou use as such after a noun to indicate that you are considering that thing on its own, separately from other
things or factors.
House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as
such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest
on mortgages.
Mr Simon said he was not against taxes as such, 'but I do object when taxation is
justified on spurious or dishonest grounds,' he says.
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as such
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as such
b.
in itself or themselves
intelligence as such can't guarantee success
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Example sentences containing 'as such'
They are toys and should only be used as such.
The Sun (2015) Times, Sunday Times (2010)He is not against economic growth as such.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012) Wives and Daughters (1864)He is against due process as such.
Times, Sunday Times (2006) Times, Sunday Times (2014)But he is not against withdrawal as such.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)Vouchers are not a product as such, just a means of obtaining a product.
Times, Sunday Times (2011) Times, Sunday Times (2008)Not football as such - just the ball.
The Sun (2006) Times, Sunday Times (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2012)This guarantees legal aid to all those who lack sufficient resources in so far as such aid is necessary to ensure effective access to justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)Ministers insist that they are not against high pay as such, just against high pay that could encourage excessive risk taking.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)As such he gave high priority to discovering whether there were risks of a spread to human beings, and to containing any such
risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010) Power politics, as such, does not have to enter the picture.
BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)And most of them know that in so far as such anxiety is justified, the comfort that our efforts have provided is partly to blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Sun (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2007)He wasn't interested in coaching as such, just playing ideas.
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Manager (2006) The Sun (2011) The Sun (2008) The Sun (2015)Memories of this sort probably don't have a point as such; they just stick around for want to anything better to do.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)Strictly speaking, the revolt has not been about high pay as such, but high pay that is not linked to high returns
to shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)Trends of 'as such'
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