كيف تنطق "as it were"

expression

AZ-it-WUR

التعريف

Used to indicate that a word or phrase is not exact or is being used in a metaphorical or unusual way, similar to saying 'so to speak'.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈwɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæs/ /ˈɪt/ /wˈɜː

أمريكي

AZ-it-WUR

بريطاني

AZ-it-WUR

He became the leader, as it were, of the group.

She is the heart of the family, as it were.

The city is a melting pot, as it were, of cultures.

He was, as it were, the glue holding us all together.