Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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phrase
Used to declare the truth of a statement with emphasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Used to express surprise at an experience one is witnessing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: as I live, I declare
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, I, live, and, breathe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Originally a reference to the speaker’s statement being as true as the fact that the speaker is alive (see sense 1).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
