SO TO SPEAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does so to speak mean? • SO TO SPEAK (adverb)
The adverb SO TO SPEAK has 2 senses:
1. as if it were really so
2. in a manner of speaking
Familiarity information: SO TO SPEAK used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SO TO SPEAK (adverb)
Meaning:
As if it were really so
Synonyms:
as it were; so to speak
Context example:
she lives here, as it were
Meaning:
In a manner of speaking
Synonyms:
as we say; so to speak
Context example:
the feeling is, as we say, quite dead
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