así

• assi (reintegrationist)
• assim (reintegrationist)

From Old Galician-Portuguese assi, from Vulgar Latin *ad sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa, Spanish así. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.

así

1. so, thus

• así como
• así que

• IPA^(key): /aˈsi/ [aˈsi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧sí

From Old Spanish assí, from Vulgar Latin *ad sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.

así

1. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way

   ¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial.

   Way to go! You did great.

   (literally, “That's how it's done!”)

   Así es la vida.

   Such is life.

   Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar.

   If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.

2. (followed by a subjunctive clause) Used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell

   ¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza!

   I hope he gets a headache!

   Así hubiera sobrevivido.

   I hope he survived.

• ansí (obsolete or regional)
• asín (obsolete or regional)
• ansina (obsolete or regional)
• ancí (obsolete)
• asi (obsolete spelling)

• por lo tanto
• por consiguiente

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

así

1. inflection of asir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative

• “así”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014