AS IT WERE

Meaning of AS IT WERE in English

used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing sth in a particular way :

Teachers must put the brakes on, as it were, when they notice students looking puzzled.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AS IT WERE — phrasal as if it were so ; in a manner of speaking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AS IT WERE — phrasal : as if it were so : in a manner of speaking her triumph, as it were, did not …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS IT WERE — so to speak, as if, as though, seemingly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AS IT WERE — : as if it were so : in a manner of speaking
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AS IT WERE — as if it were so : in a manner of speaking
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AS IT WERE — see as
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS IT WERE — see as
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AS IT WERE — Synonyms and related words : assumably, assumedly, assumptively, figuratively, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in seeming, kind …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AS IT WERE — {adv. phr.} As it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly. - Used with a statement …
Slang English vocab
AS IT WERE — So to speak, as it would seem, as it seems.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
AS IT WERE — SO TO SPEAK, in a manner of speaking, to some extent, so to say; informal sort of. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AS IT WERE — {adv. phr.} As it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly. - Used with a statement …
Словарь английских идиом
AS IT WERE — adv. phr. As it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly. Used with a statement that …
American Idioms English vocabulary
AS IT WERE — так сказать; некоторым образом - he became, *, a man without a country он стал, если можно так выразиться, человеком …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS IT WERE — Словно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AS IT WERE — Как будто
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AS IT WERE — так сказать; некоторым образом he became, as it were, a man without a country - он стал, если можно так …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS IT WERE — так сказать, как бы то ни было
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AS IT WERE — так сказать; некоторым образом he became, ~, a man without a country - он стал, если можно так выразиться, человеком …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AS IT WERE — так сказать; некоторым образом he became, as it were, a man without a country - он стал, если можно так …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS IT WERE — так сказать, как бы то ни было
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AS IT WERE — так сказать, как бы то ни было
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AS IT WERE — так сказать, как бы то ни было
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
AS IT WERE — так сказать; некоторым образом - he became, *, a man without a country он стал, если можно так выразиться, человеком …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WERE — Etymology: Middle English were (2d singular past indicative and 1st, 2d, & 3d singular past subjunctive), weren (past plural indicative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WERE — Etymology: Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WERE — noun a man. 2. were ·noun a weir. ·see weir. 3. were ·vt & ·vi to wear. ·see 3d wear. …
Webster English vocab
WERE — [were] [ME were (suppletive sing. past subj. & 2d sing. past indic. of been to be), weren (suppletive past pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WERE — were strong forms BrE AmE wɜː weə AmE wɝː , weak form wə AmE w ə r — Preference poll …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WERE — were /wə; strong wɜː $ wər strong wɜːr/ BrE AmE [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wære , wæron , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WERE — 1. Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be . 2. Were is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WERE — 1. Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be . 2. Were is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WERE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WERE — мн. ч. прош. вр. от be 1-е, 2-е и 3-е л. мн. ч. прошедшего времени гл. to be (историческое) вира …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WERE — were.ogg _I wɜ: (полная форма); wə (редуцированная форма) 1-е, 2-е и 3-е л. мн. ч. прошедшего времени гл. to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WERE — мн. ч. прош. вр. от be 1-е, 2-е и 3-е л. мн. ч. прошедшего времени гл. to be (историческое) вира …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
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S
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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GOOD
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GO
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DO
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BE
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