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as it were
Adverb
not-comparable
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
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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
She adjusted the tiny gears with the concentration of a surgeon, as it were, restoring the antique clock to life.
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She adjusted the tiny gears with the concentration of a surgeon, as it were, restoring the antique clock to life.
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