(~s)
If you do or say something as an ~, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
Almost as an ~ he added that he missed her.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu a N
(~s)
If you do or say something as an ~, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
Almost as an ~ he added that he missed her.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu a N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012