en as it were

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en so to speak (r, wn) ➜
  • ja 宛も (r) ➜
  • ja 恰も (r) ➜
  • ja 言ってみれば ➜
  • ja 言わば (r) ➜
  • ja 謂わば (r) ➜
  • de gewissermassen (r) ➜
  • de sozusagen (r) ➜
  • af as't ware ➜
  • cs jakoby ➜
  • de gewissermassen ➜
  • de gleichsam ➜
  • de sozusagen ➜
  • fi niin sanotusti ➜
  • fr pour ainsi dire ➜
  • gd mar gum biodh ➜
  • hu kvázi ➜
  • hu mintegy ➜
  • hu mintha ➜
  • mi ētia ➜
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Related terms

  • sh takoreći (r) ➜
  • af as't ware (r) ➜
  • cs jakoby (r) ➜
  • cs takříkajíc (r) ➜
  • da ligesom (r) ➜
  • de gleichsam (r) ➜
  • de quasi (r) ➜
  • en so to speak ➜
  • fr en quelque sorte ➜
  • fr pour ainsi dire ➜
  • en in manner of speaking ➜
  • fi niin sanotusti (r) ➜
  • fr pour ainsi dire (r) ➜
  • gd mar gum biodh (r) ➜
  • he כביכול (r) ➜
  • ja 言わば (r) ➜
  • la tanquam (r) ➜
  • nl a.h.w (r) ➜
  • nl als het ware (r) ➜
  • nov quasi ➜
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Etymological roots of "as it were"

  • ang ealswa hit wære ➜
  • enm as it were ➜

Etymologically related

  • ang swa hit wære ➜
  • ang swylce hit wære ➜
  • enm als hit were ➜
  • enm als it were ➜
  • enm as hyt were ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org as it were
  • fr.wiktionary.org as it were
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