Definitions for as it were
as it were

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. as it were, so to speakadverb

   as if it were really so

   "she lives here, as it were"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. as it wereadverb

   Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see as,‎ it,‎ were.

2. as it wereadverb

   Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

   God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

3. as it wereadverb

   Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.

   She gave all of the women seated at the restaurant food for thought, as it were.

4. Etymology: From Middle English as it were, as hyt were, als it were, als hit were, from Old English *ealswā hit wǣre, attested only as swā hit wǣre and swylċe hit wǣre ("as it were ", literally " as it would be").

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1. as it were

   "As it were" is a phrase used to indicate that the following statement is figurative, metaphorical or not exactly true. It is an appeal to the listener or reader to understand the succeeding expression as an approximation or estimate rather than a literal fact.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'as it were' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1595

Anagrams for as it were »

1. sweatier

2. weariest

How to pronounce as it were?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say as it were in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of as it were in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of as it were in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of as it were in a Sentence

1. Reese Taylor:

   We were used to doing between the three about 50 funerals a month, now we are doing about 80, 90, even 100, our funeral home in west Texas has been 90 percent COVID-19 related passings. Here in the hill country, I would say bout 30-40 percent have been COVID-related.

2. Thomas Dobbs:

   My greatest fear is starting to be realized because there are people in ERs now across the state who cant get a bed, they cant get transferred where they need to go, and were sending them out of state.

3. Mike Boyd:

   All Ive seen from the FAA is mostly were gonna pass rules and regulations. Rules and regulations are not what we need, we need to have the technology to be able to identify a drone and identify who is operating it.

4. Jack Neele:

   For the first time businesses have had to consider their solvency and liquidity position on virtually no revenue, many businesses were not prepared for that and now they will be.

5. Thomas Bach:

   You were faster, you went higher, you were stronger because we all stood together — in solidarity, this was even more remarkable given the many challenges you had to face because of the pandemic. In these difficult times, you give the world the most precious of gifts: hope.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=as it were
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/As_it_Were
3. ^ ChatGPT
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