Complete Definition of "as it were"

English

Adverb
as it were

  1. used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right. The phrase is likely a truncation of "as it were so".

Synonyms
so to speak
in a manner of speaking
in a way

References
thefreedictionary.com
How to Win Arguments, As It Were

Revision and Credits for"as it were"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.