"quasi" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Catalan]

IPA: [ˈkwa.zi] [Balearic, Central, Valencian]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi. Etymology templates: {{lbor|ca|la|quasi}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi Head templates: {{ca-adv}} quasi
  1. almost, nearly, quasi Synonyms: gairebé Related terms: quasi-
    Sense id: en-quasi-ca-adv-3RPe7fx6 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈkʋaːzi/ Audio: Nl-quasi.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|nl|la|quasi|t=as if}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”) Head templates: {{nl-adv}} quasi
  1. quasi Synonyms: alsof Synonyms (before 1996): kwasi
    Sense id: en-quasi-nl-adv-UHga5qTX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/, /ˈkweɪ.saɪ/, /kwɑːzi/, /kwɑːsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑːzi Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|quasi|t=as if}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quasi (not comparable)
  1. Resembling or having a likeness to something. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: quasi-, quasi corporation, quasi partner Translations (showing likeness): почти (počti) (Bulgarian), полу (polu) (Bulgarian), quasi- (Dutch), კვაზი (ḳvazi) (Georgian), თითქოს (titkos) (Georgian), ვაი (vai) (Georgian), თითქმის (titkmis) (Georgian), quasi (German), οιονεί (oioneí) (Greek), quasi (Italian), kvasi- (Norwegian), cuasi (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-quasi-en-adj-v72rvIex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [French]

IPA: /ka.zi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-quasi.wav
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|quasi}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi Head templates: {{fr-adv}} quasi
  1. almost, nearly Synonyms: presque
    Sense id: en-quasi-fr-adv-5xSg1DOT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [German]

IPA: /ˈkvaːzi/, [ˈkʋaːzi] Audio: De-at-quasi.ogg [Austria], De-quasi.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|quasi}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} quasi, {{de-adv}} quasi
  1. as it were, so to speak, effectively, essentially Synonyms: gewissermaßen, gleichsam, sozusagen
    Sense id: en-quasi-de-adv-dl4AJYBm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /ˈkwa.zi/
Rhymes: -azi Etymology: From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|quasi}} Latin quasi, {{m|it|avanti}} avanti, {{m|it|dieci}} dieci, {{m|it|tardi}} tardi Head templates: {{it-adj|inv=1}} quasi (invariable)
  1. almost Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-quasi-it-adj-lgLuyMoa

Adverb [Italian]

IPA: /ˈkwa.zi/
Rhymes: -azi Etymology: From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|quasi}} Latin quasi, {{m|it|avanti}} avanti, {{m|it|dieci}} dieci, {{m|it|tardi}} tardi Head templates: {{it-adv}} quasi
  1. almost, nearly Synonyms: circa, poco meno che, pressoché, per poco non
    Sense id: en-quasi-it-adv-5xSg1DOT Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 0 Disambiguation of Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes: 34 66 0 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 40 60 0

Conjunction [Italian]

IPA: /ˈkwa.zi/
Rhymes: -azi Etymology: From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.). Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la|quasi}} Latin quasi, {{m|it|avanti}} avanti, {{m|it|dieci}} dieci, {{m|it|tardi}} tardi Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} quasi
  1. (with subj.) as if Synonyms: quasiché Derived forms: quasiché, quasimente, quasi quasi
    Sense id: en-quasi-it-conj-9lle1OKY

Conjunction [Latin]

IPA: /ˈkʷa.si/ [Classical], [ˈkʷäs̠ɪ] [Classical], /ˈkwa.si/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkwäːs̬i] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”) with clitic shortening of the first vowel and iambic shortening of the second. Etymology templates: {{univ|la|quam|sī|t1=how, as|t2=if}} Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”) Head templates: {{head|la|conjunctions}} quasi
  1. (almost) as if, like Synonyms: ceu, (perinde) ac sī, tanquam, velut, ut, sīcut
    Sense id: en-quasi-la-conj-O19~29kP Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin univerbations

Adverb [Norman]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi. Etymology templates: {{lbor|nrf|la|quasi}} Learned borrowing from Latin quasi Head templates: {{head|nrf|adverb|head=}} quasi, {{nrf-adv}} quasi
  1. almost, nearly
    Sense id: en-quasi-nrm-adv-5xSg1DOT Categories (other): Norman entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} quasi (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of quase Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: quase
    Sense id: en-quasi-pt-adv-zhL9PaXC Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for quasi meaning in All languages combined (17.3kB)

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          "ref": "2000, Henry Martyn Robert with Sarah Corbin Robert, Robert's Rules of Order, 10th revised edition, page 522",
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          "word": "почти"
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          "sense": "showing likeness",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "meet my almost-husband",
          "text": "ti presento il mio quasi marito",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ],
      "id": "en-quasi-it-adj-lgLuyMoa",
      "tags": [
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.zi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-azi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quasi",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "avanti"
      },
      "expansion": "avanti",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "dieci"
      },
      "expansion": "dieci",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "tardi"
      },
      "expansion": "tardi",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "quà‧si"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "quasiché"
        },
        {
          "word": "quasimente"
        },
        {
          "word": "quasi quasi"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he continually gives orders as if he were the boss",
          "text": "dà continuamente ordini quasi fosse lui il padrone",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if"
      ],
      "id": "en-quasi-it-conj-9lle1OKY",
      "links": [
        [
          "subj.",
          "subjunctive"
        ],
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with subj.) as if"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with subj."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "quasiché"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.zi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-azi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "asques"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetian: asques",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Trevignano"
          },
          "expansion": "(Trevignano)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "squasio"
          },
          "expansion": "squasio",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Venetian: asques (Trevignano), squasio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "quaxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: quaxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Lombard: quaxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pro",
            "2": "quaisses",
            "3": "cais"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Occitan: quaisses, cais",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Occitan: quaisses, cais"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-oca",
            "2": "quaix"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Catalan: quaix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Catalan: quaix"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "acais"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: acais",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: acais"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "quasi",
            "3": "squasi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: quasi, squasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: quasi, squasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "cuasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: cuasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: cuasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "kvazaŭ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: kvazaŭ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: kvazaŭ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "case",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: case",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: case"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Italian: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Italian: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nov",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Novial: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Novial: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "quase",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: quase",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: quase"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cvasi"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cvasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: quasi, Romanian: cvasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "casi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: casi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: casi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "quam",
        "3": "sī",
        "t1": "how, as",
        "t2": "if"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”)",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”) with clitic shortening of the first vowel and iambic shortening of the second.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "conjunctions"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin univerbations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as if I don't know!",
          "text": "quasi vērō nesciam!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if, like"
      ],
      "id": "en-quasi-la-conj-O19~29kP",
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "almost",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(almost) as if, like"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ceu"
        },
        {
          "word": "(perinde) ac sī"
        },
        {
          "word": "tanquam"
        },
        {
          "word": "velut"
        },
        {
          "word": "ut"
        },
        {
          "word": "sīcut"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʷa.si/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʷäs̠ɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.si/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkwäːs̬i]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "nrf-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norman",
  "lang_code": "nrm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norman entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "id": "en-quasi-nrm-adv-5xSg1DOT",
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi (not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "quase"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete spelling of quase"
      ],
      "id": "en-quasi-pt-adv-zhL9PaXC",
      "links": [
        [
          "quase",
          "quase#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "ca-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "quasi-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan adverbs",
        "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Catalan learned borrowings from Latin",
        "Catalan lemmas",
        "Catalan terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly, quasi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ],
        [
          "quasi",
          "quasi#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gairebé"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkwa.zi]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central",
        "Valencian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi",
        "t": "as if"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”)",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch adverbs",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch learned borrowings from Latin",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quasi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quasi",
          "#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʋaːzi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-quasi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/Nl-quasi.ogg/Nl-quasi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Nl-quasi.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "alsof"
    },
    {
      "sense": "before 1996",
      "word": "kwasi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "quasi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "quasi corporation"
    },
    {
      "word": "quasi partner"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi",
        "t": "as if"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”)",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English learned borrowings from Latin",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms borrowed from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adjectives",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːzi",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːzi/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, Henry Martyn Robert with Sarah Corbin Robert, Robert's Rules of Order, 10th revised edition, page 522",
          "text": "The presiding officer of the assembly does not appoint a chairman of the quasi committee, but remains in the chair himself throughout its proceedings.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or having a likeness to something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Resembling",
          "resembling"
        ],
        [
          "likeness",
          "likeness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.saɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑːzi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑːsi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːzi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "quasi-"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "počti",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "почти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polu",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "полу"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "quasi-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳvazi",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "კვაზი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "titkos",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "თითქოს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vai",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "ვაი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "titkmis",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "თითქმის"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "quasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oioneí",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "οιονεί"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "quasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "kvasi-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "showing likeness",
      "word": "cuasi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "fr-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French adverbs",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French learned borrowings from Latin",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "presque"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.zi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-quasi.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-quasi.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-quasi.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-quasi.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lepticed7-quasi.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "am {{{2}}}",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German 2-syllable words",
        "German adverbs",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German learned borrowings from Latin",
        "German lemmas",
        "German terms borrowed from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as it were, so to speak, effectively, essentially"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as it were",
          "as it were"
        ],
        [
          "so to speak",
          "so to speak"
        ],
        [
          "effectively",
          "effectively"
        ],
        [
          "essentially",
          "essentially"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gewissermaßen"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleichsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "sozusagen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkvaːzi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʋaːzi]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-quasi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/54/De-at-quasi.ogg/De-at-quasi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/De-at-quasi.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Austria)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-quasi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/De-quasi.ogg/De-quasi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/De-quasi.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian adjectives",
    "Italian adverbs",
    "Italian conjunctions",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable adjectives",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes",
    "Italian undefined derivations",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quasi",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "avanti"
      },
      "expansion": "avanti",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "dieci"
      },
      "expansion": "dieci",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "tardi"
      },
      "expansion": "tardi",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "it-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "quà‧si"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "circa"
        },
        {
          "word": "poco meno che"
        },
        {
          "word": "pressoché"
        },
        {
          "word": "per poco non"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.zi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-azi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian adjectives",
    "Italian adverbs",
    "Italian conjunctions",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable adjectives",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes",
    "Italian undefined derivations",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quasi",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "avanti"
      },
      "expansion": "avanti",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "dieci"
      },
      "expansion": "dieci",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "tardi"
      },
      "expansion": "tardi",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "inv": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi (invariable)",
      "name": "it-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "quà‧si"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "meet my almost-husband",
          "text": "ti presento il mio quasi marito",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.zi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-azi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian adjectives",
    "Italian adverbs",
    "Italian conjunctions",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable adjectives",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian terms with unexpected vowel outcomes",
    "Italian undefined derivations",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi",
    "Rhymes:Italian/azi/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "quasiché"
    },
    {
      "word": "quasimente"
    },
    {
      "word": "quasi quasi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin quasi",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "avanti"
      },
      "expansion": "avanti",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "dieci"
      },
      "expansion": "dieci",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "tardi"
      },
      "expansion": "tardi",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin quasi. The final -i hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final -e to -i (cf. avanti, dieci, tardi, etc.).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "quà‧si"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "he continually gives orders as if he were the boss",
          "text": "dà continuamente ordini quasi fosse lui il padrone",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subj.",
          "subjunctive"
        ],
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with subj.) as if"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with subj."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "quasiché"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.zi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-azi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "asques"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetian: asques",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Trevignano"
          },
          "expansion": "(Trevignano)",
          "name": "q"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "squasio"
          },
          "expansion": "squasio",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Venetian: asques (Trevignano), squasio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "quaxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: quaxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Lombard: quaxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pro",
            "2": "quaisses",
            "3": "cais"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Occitan: quaisses, cais",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Occitan: quaisses, cais"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-oca",
            "2": "quaix"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Catalan: quaix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Catalan: quaix"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "acais"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: acais",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: acais"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "quasi",
            "3": "squasi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: quasi, squasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: quasi, squasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "cuasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: cuasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: cuasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "kvazaŭ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: kvazaŭ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: kvazaŭ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "case",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: case",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: case"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Italian: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Italian: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nov",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Novial: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Novial: quasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "quase",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: quase",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: quase"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "quasi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: quasi",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cvasi"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cvasi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: quasi, Romanian: cvasi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "casi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: casi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: casi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "quam",
        "3": "sī",
        "t1": "how, as",
        "t2": "if"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”)",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of quam (“how, as”) + sī (“if”) with clitic shortening of the first vowel and iambic shortening of the second.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "conjunctions"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin conjunctions",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "Latin univerbations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as if I don't know!",
          "text": "quasi vērō nesciam!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if, like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "almost",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(almost) as if, like"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ceu"
        },
        {
          "word": "(perinde) ac sī"
        },
        {
          "word": "tanquam"
        },
        {
          "word": "velut"
        },
        {
          "word": "ut"
        },
        {
          "word": "sīcut"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʷa.si/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʷäs̠ɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwa.si/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkwäːs̬i]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "quasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin quasi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "quasi",
      "name": "nrf-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norman",
  "lang_code": "nrm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norman adverbs",
        "Norman entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norman learned borrowings from Latin",
        "Norman lemmas",
        "Norman terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Norman terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, nearly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "nearly",
          "nearly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "quasi (not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "quase"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese adverbs",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese obsolete forms",
        "Portuguese uncomparable adverbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete spelling of quase"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quase",
          "quase#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "quasi"
}

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