as such
- exactly that; in itself
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prep_phrase
- In the role or manner of the thing mentioned.
“This is a valuable artefact and should be treated as such.”
- In a true or literal sense.
“I don't have a library as such, but I do have quite a large collection of books.”
- Per se, by itself, in itself, in and of itself.
“Money as such is not the root of evil.”
“Nietzsche was well aware of this meta-ethical question, which in the above cited aphorism he calls: “The problem of morality itself.” It is implicitly answered in his explicative attitude towards morality as such.”
- Being as previously mentioned or described.
“I'm a mother of four young children; as such, I'm always rushed off my feet.”