"as you were" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order. Translations (return to most recent command): jatkakaa (Finnish), repos (French), Kommando zurück (english: annul mistaken command) (German), stehen Sie bequem (english: tell soldiers they need no longer stand at attention) (German), weitermachen (note: make soldiers return to previous duty after inspection) (German), come non detto (Italian), ordine annullato (Italian), отставить (otstavitʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-as_you_were-en-intj-bD-nI~ws Disambiguation of 'return to most recent command': 88 12
  2. Stop standing at attention or don't stand at attention (used when, for instance, an officer enters a barracks room). Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-as_you_were-en-intj-c5yDuSZv Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "jatkakaa"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "return to most recent command",
      "word": "repos"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Kommando zurück"
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      "word": "come non detto"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "ordine annullato"
    },
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Download raw JSONL data for as you were meaning in English (2.1kB)

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