quasi

  1. 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
  2. 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

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkvaːzi/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi, initially officialese, later spreading into more colloquial registers.

Related words

per dir-ho així

per dir-ho d’alguna manera

οιονεί

quāsī

gaireben

quasiment

quasiben

quasi

prawie

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