B2 · Adverb
gewissermaßen
so to speak, as it were
Word details
[ɡəˈvɪsɐˌmaːsn̩]so to speak, as it wereIch kenne ihn schon sehr lange, er gehört gewissermaßen zur Familie.I’ve known him for a long time, he’s family, so to speak.Similar meaning:sozusagen
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