Definition of Such as

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) for example ¹

2. Adverb. (idiomatic) like, of the kind mentioned ¹

3. Adverb. (idiomatic formal) those who ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Such As

succus
succuss
succussation
succussations
succussed
succusses
succussing
succussion
succussive
such
such(a)
such(p)
such-and-such
such-and-suches
such and such
such as (current term)
such is life
such like
such that
suchlike
suchness
suchnesses
suchwise
suck-boys
suck a big one
suck a lemon
suck arse

Literary usage of Such as

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"... and his soul and all, and that to the devil of hell; for it is with such as it is with the ass, " who in her occasion cannot be turned away" (Jer. ii. ..."

2. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"(few exceptions, such as geometry and its accompanying sciences, which, according to us, in some small degree apprehend what is real,—we find that, ..."

3. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"... I said, is such as his like is ? Certainly, he replied. Very good, Thrasymachus, I said ; and now to take the case of the arts : you would admit that ..."

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