quasi
- as it were, so to speak, effectively, essentially; used to mark a description as figurative, simplified or otherwise not to be taken as absolute, but illustrative of an important point
- as good as, basically, virtually, more or less; used to describe a process or change of state that has not been technically completed, but the remainder is considered minor or a mere formality
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkvaːzi/
Etymology
In summary
Learned borrowing from Latin quasi, initially officialese, later spreading into more colloquial registers.
Related words
im Prinzip
an sich
wenn Sie so wollen
fast wie
sone Art
sowas wie
könnte man sagen
als wenn
prawie
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