Definition of As it were

1. Adverb. As if it were really so. "She lives here, as it were"

Exact synonyms: So To Speak

Definition of As it were

1. Adverb. (non-gloss definition used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of As It Were

as fit as a butcher's dog
as follows
as for
as good as it gets
as good as one's word
as hell
as if
as if by magic
as if there were no tomorrow
as in
as is
as it happens
as it is
as it stands
as it were (current term)
as long as
as luck may have it
as luck would have it
as much
as much as possible
as much use as a chocolate fireguard
as much use as a chocolate teapot
as near as makes no difference
as needed
as of
as of late
as of right
as of yet
as opposed to

Literary usage of As it were

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The pilgrim's progress by John Bunyan, James Solas Dodd (1795)
"When they were come to the place where MISTRUST and TIMOROUS met CHRISTIAN to persuade him to go back for fear of the lions, they perceived as it were a ..."

2. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1897)
"Thus I caught two fishes as it were'with one hook. The scenery of Walden is on a humble scale, and, though very beautiful, does not approach to grandeur, ..."

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