Letters that make as it were
s, a, e, r, t, i, w are letters that make 'as it were'
Words within as it were
ER, IT, re, as, AS, Re, As, Er are words within 'as it were'
s, a, e, r, t, i, w are letters that make 'as it were'
ER, IT, re, as, AS, Re, As, Er are words within 'as it were'
1 possible definitions for 'as it were'
Under this definition, as it were is an adjective and has the following properties:
so to speak has the same meaning as as it were
"she lives here, as it were"