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Asa vs Being - What's the difference?

asa | being |

As an adjective asa

is .

As a verb being is

.

As a noun being is

a living creature.

As a conjunction being is

(obsolete) given that; since.

asa

English

(wikipedia ASA)

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • Acoustical Society of America
  • American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
  • American Society for Anesthesiology.
  • All Sciences Association.
  • Amateur Swimming Association.
  • (organic compound, medicine) acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
  • (military) Air Sovereignty Alert. Refers to fighter jet units that provide aerial defense of the nation via high-readiness aircraft.
  • (UK) Advertising Standards Authority.
  • Derived terms

    * ASA character

    being

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A living creature.
  • The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being .
  • (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
  • (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
  • (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
  • (Wright)
  • * Steele
  • It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.

    Derived terms

    * beingdom * beingful * beinghood * beingless * beingness * (noun ) human being

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • (obsolete) Given that; since.
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
  • ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].

    Derived terms

    * being that

    References

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    See also

    * am * are * is * art * be * been * beest * was * wast * were * wert

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