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gewissermaßen

in a sense

adverb ge-VIS-er-mah-sen Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

to some extent

Usage Note

gewissermaßen hedges a statement as approximately true, like in a sense or as it were. More formal than sozusagen. It signals the speaker is offering a loose characterisation rather than a precise one.

Examples

"Er ist gewissermaßen mein Mentor geworden."

Natural Translation

He has, in a sense, become my mentor.

Literal Translation

He is in-a-sense my mentor become.

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