на́че

• conjunction
• Level B1
• Rank 2,391 of 12,000
• 0.006% of running text

as if, as though, as

Recording: Wikimedia Commons

• particle
• Level B2
• Rank 5,909 of 12,000
• 0.002% of running text

(it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly

Recording: Wikimedia Commons

Meanings

1. introducing a basis of comparison
2. introducing a basis of comparison (conjunction)
3. as if, as though, as, like (conjunction)
4. (it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though

The dictionary keeps one entry for the spelling наче, so these meanings cover every use above.