Gleichsam Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Gleichsam" is used as adverb with the meaning of "as if", "as it were" or "virtually".

Essential properties of "gleichsam"

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Meanings of "gleichsam" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "As if, as it were, virtually"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Er war gleichsam ein Vater für mich.He was, as it were, a father to me.
  2. Die Sonne stand gleichsam still am Himmel.The sun stood, as it were, still in the sky.
  3. Sie war gleichsam erstarrt vor Schreck.She was, as it were, frozen with fright.
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