Adverb
gleichsam
Pronunciation: /ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌzaːm/
as it were; so to speak
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Meanings
Adverb
- as it were; so to speak
Example sentence
Ich fühlte mich gleichsam wie neugeboren.
I felt, as it were, like I was born anew.
Usage
- gleichsam / sozusagen — As it were or so to speak; gleichsam is more literary.
- gleichsam als etwas dienen — Serve as something, in a figurative comparison.
Der Fluss bildete gleichsam eine Grenze zwischen den beiden Welten.
The river formed, as it were, a boundary between the two worlds.