"as we know it" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-us-as we know it.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} as we know it, {{en-PP}} as we know it
  1. In something's current form, which is familiar to the speaker and listener. Derived forms: TEOTWAWKI Related terms: as is, as it stands
    Sense id: en-as_we_know_it-en-prep_phrase-B0uoWf2p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for as we know it meaning in English (1.1kB)

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