"as it is" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} as it is (not comparable)
  1. In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations). Tags: not-comparable Translations (in the actual circumstances): en l’état (French), tel quel [masculine] (French), wie es ist (German), آنگونه که هست (ângune ke hast) (Persian), do jeito que está (Portuguese), tal cual [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-as_it_is-en-adv-HOqe6z1J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 10 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 16 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 20 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 61 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 16 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 13 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 61 13 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 60 14 26 Disambiguation of 'in the actual circumstances': 95 1 4
  2. Already; without adding further difficulty or complexity. Tags: not-comparable Translations (already): onsuz da (Azerbaijani), i tak (Polish), и та́к (i ták) (Russian), som det är (Swedish), ஏற்கனவே (ēṟkaṉavē) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-as_it_is-en-adv-AXNHmDzK Disambiguation of 'already': 1 97 2
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, is. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-as_it_is-en-adv-Ne2ARopR

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