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Rareas it were
The correct spelling is as it were.
How to pronounce as it were
adverb
Say it like: As -it -wer-e
The correct spelling is as it were. Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so. For example: "Concerns that cloud seeding might “steal” water from an area a cloud is traveling toward—robbing Peter to water Paul, as it were—have been dispelled."
Usage Examples
“Concerns that cloud seeding might “steal” water from an area a cloud is traveling toward—robbing Peter to water Paul, as it were—have been dispelled.”
Definition
adverb
- 1.Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.
- 2.Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.
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