As It Were

Author	Quotation
Arthur Schopenhauer	The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.
Cicero	A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Dante	Art, as far as it has the ability, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master, so that art must be, as it were, a descendant of God.
Edmund Burke	A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
Georg C. Lichtenberg	The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing.
James Russell Lowell	Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan	My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!
Thomas p Kempis	How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Historic Usage: As It Were

Use in Literature: As It Were

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	She fled for refuge, as it were, to the public exposure, and dreaded the moment when its protection should be withdrawn from her.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	But it was all as it were in a storm.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Some of you, we all know, are poor, find it hard to live, are sometimes, as it were, gasping for breath.
Measure for Measure	William Shakespeare	Thou hast nor youth nor age, but, as it were, an after-diner's sleep, dreaming on both.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Spoken Usage: As It Were

Speeches: As It Were

Modern Translation: As It Were

Language		Translations for "as it were"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ashtu (so, such, thus), si të thuash. (various references)

Arabic		‏يمكن أن نقول ذلك, ‏إذا جاز التعبير. (various references)

Bulgarian		така да се каже. (various references)

Czech		takřka. (various references)

Finnish		niin sanoakseni (so to speak), ikäänkuin (as if, as though, in a way), ikään (as though). (various references)

French		n'importe ou. (various references)

German		sozusagen (so to speak). (various references)

Hebrew		כביכול (alleged, as though, so called, so to speak). (various references)

Hungarian		mondhatni, mintegy (quasi, some, something like), hogy úgy mondjam (so to speak), azt mondhatni. (various references)

Italian		per così dire (like). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		謂わば (so to call it), 恰も (as if). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		いわば (rocky area, so to call it, so to speak), あたかも (as if). (various references)

Manx		myr dy beagh eh. (various references)

Pig Latin		asay itay ereway

Portuguese		por assim dizer. (various references)

Romanian		ca sã zicem aşa (kind of). (various references)

Russian		так сказать (so to speak), как бы то ни было. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		takoreći. (various references)

Spanish		por decirlo así (so to speak). (various references)

Swedish		så att säga (like). (various references)

Turkmen		hernд (always, sometimes), hamala (as if, as though). (various references)

Ukrainian		так би мовити. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: As It Were

Bible Trace: As It Were

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 7, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	WV de anebhsan oi adelfoi autou tote kai autoV anebh eiV thn eorthn ou fanerwV all wV en kruptw
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ut autem ascenderunt fratres eius tunc et ipse ascendit ad diem festum non manifeste sed quasi in occulto
Old English	990	West Saxon	Eft þa hys broðre foren þa for he eacto þam freols-daige. næs na openliche acdigelice.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And aftir that hise britheren weren gon vp, thanne he yede vp to the feeste dai, not opynli, but as in priuyte.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	But assone as his brethren were goone vp then went he also vp vnto the feast: not openly but as it were prevely.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he went up, not publicly, but in secret.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: As It Were

Language	John Chapter 7, Verse 10
Cebuano	Apan sa nangadto na sa fiesta ang iyang mga igsoon, siya usab miadto, dili pinasundayag kondili ingon nga siyasiya ra.
Croatian	Ali pošto njegova braæa uziðoše na blagdan, uziðe i on, ne javno, nego potajno.
Danish	Men da hans Brødre vare dragne op til Højtiden, da drog han også selv op, ikke åbenlyst, men lønligt.
Dutch	Maar als Zijn broeders opgegaan waren, toen ging Hij ook Zelf op tot het feest, niet openlijk, maar als in het verborgen.
Finnish	Mutta kun hänen veljensä olivat menneet juhlille, silloin hänkin meni sinne, ei julki, vaan ikäänkuin salaa.
French	Lorsque ses frères furent montés � la fête, il y monta aussi lui-même, non publiquement, mais comme en secret.
German	Als aber seine Brüder waren hinaufgegangen, da ging er auch hinauf zu dem Fest, nicht offenbar, sondern wie heimlich.
Haitian Creole	Apre frè l' yo fin pati al nan fèt la, Jezi ale tou, men an kachèt. Li pa t' kite pesonn wè li.
Hungarian	A mint pedig felmenének az õ atyjafiai, akkor õ is felméne az ünnepre, nem nyilvánosan, hanem mintegy titkon.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Setelah saudara-saudara-Nya pergi ke perayaan itu, diam-diam Yesus pergi sendirian tanpa diketahui orang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi setelah saudara-saudara-Nya sudah pergi memuliakan hari raya itu, lalu Ia sendiri pun pergi juga, bukan dengan nyata-nyata, melainkan dengan sulitnya.
Maori	A, no ka riro ona teina ki te hakari, ka haere ano hoki ia, ehara i te mea whakakite nui, engari i tu a huna.
Norwegian	Men da hans brødre hadde draget op til høiden, da drog også han der op, dog ikke åpenbart, men som i lønndom.
Portuguese	Mas quando seus irmãos já tinham subido � festa, então subiu ele também, não publicamente, mas como em secreto.
Rumanian	Dupq ce s`au suit frayii Lui la praznic, S`a suit wi El, dar nu pe fayq, ci cam pe ascuns.
Russian	оП ЛПЗ�"Б � ТЙЫМЙ �'ТБФШС еЗП, ФПЗ�"Б Й пО � ТЙЫЕМ ОБ � ТБЪ�"ОЙЛ ОЕ СЧОП, Б ЛБЛ �'Щ ФБКОП.
Shuar	Ni yachi wearmatai Jesussha nampernum wémiayi. Tura nekarawarain tusa úumak wémiayi.
Swahili	Baada ya ndugu zake kwenda kwenye sikukuu, Yesu naye alikwenda, lakini hakuenda kwa hadhara bali kwa siri.
Swedish	Men när hans bröder hade gått upp till högtiden, då gick också han ditupp, dock icke öppet, utan likasom i hemlighet.
Uma	Hilou mpu'u-ramo ompi' -na Yesus hi Yerusalem bona mpokaralai Posusa' Pobamaru' hi ria. Ntaa' metuku' bongo moto-idi-hawo Yesus-e, aga hadudua-na bona neo' ra'incai ntodea.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: As It Were

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	Direct Anagrams: sweatier, wasterie, weariest.
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-r-s-t-w"
	-1 letter: aeriest, seriate, sweater, waister, waiters, wariest, wastrie, wearies.
	-2 letters: aeries, airest, aretes, easier, easter, eaters, rawest, reseat, resite, reties, rewets, satire, seater, striae, tawers, teaser, terais, twiers, waiter, waster, waters, wester, wriest, writes.
	-3 letters: aerie, airts, arete, arise, aster, astir, eater, erase, ester, ewers, irate, raise, rates, reest, resaw, reset, resew, retia, retie.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-r-s-t-w"
	+1 letter: wasteries, wateriest, waterside.
	+2 letters: earwitness, firewaters, limewaters, outwearies, sweetbriar, tidewaters, waitressed, waitresses, washeteria, wateriness, waterlines, watersides.
	+3 letters: awestricken, bilgewaters, breadthwise, headwaiters, interweaves, sweetbriars, washeterias, weatherings, weatherizes, whitebeards, whitewasher, wiretappers.
	+4 letters: earwitnesses, granitewares, kitchenwares, paperweights, strawberries, tawdrinesses, waterinesses, waterishness, wherewithals, whitewashers.
	+5 letters: betweenbrains, seaworthiness, streetwalking, swarthinesses, wearabilities.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Metaphor	Adverb: so to speak, so to say, so to express oneself; as it were.
Similarity	Adverb: as if, so to speak; as it were, as if it were; quasi, just as, veluti in speculum.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Bob Jones	Well, of course individuals at home do. When a young person comes to Bob Jones University he's coming, as it were, to a boot camp. We're training servants of Christ for his army, if you will.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	That such a country should have been overwhelmed and so long hidden, as it were, from the world under a gloomy despotism has been a cause of unceasing and deep regret to generous minds for ages past.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	quasi, sicut, sicuti, tamquam. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

As It Were

Definition: As It Were

As It Were

Adverb

Synonym: As It Were

Synonyms within Context: As It Were

Metaphor

Similarity

Crosswords: As It Were

Familiar Quotations: As It Were

Arthur Schopenhauer

Cicero

Dante

Edmund Burke

Georg C. Lichtenberg

James Russell Lowell

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Thomas p Kempis

Historic Usage: As It Were

John Locke

Use in Literature: As It Were

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

Spoken Usage: As It Were

Bob Jones

Speeches: As It Were

James Monroe

Modern Translation: As It Were

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Czech

Finnish

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Manx

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkmen

Ukrainian

Ancestral Language Translations: As It Were

Bible Trace: As It Were

Matched Bible Translations: As It Were

Anagrams: As It Were

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