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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were. / Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

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as it were

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as it were

Adverb

not-comparable

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were. / Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

Japanese Meaning

いわば / まるでそうであるかのように（仮にそうだとして） / 実用上はほぼその意味として扱われるが、正確な表現ではない場合に用いられる