Meaning of as it is | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).
   not-comparable
2. Already; without adding further difficulty or complexity.
   not-comparable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, is.
   not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“The roosters would look awesome, their beaks fearsome weapons. A frightening thought. As it is, each rooster needed to be tethered to his own hut to keep them from pecking each other's eyes out.”

“Had you not been wearing such a fine boot, your leg probably would have broken. As it is, the bruise is a deep one.”

“As it is, Tokyo is relatively unaffected.”

“Right now it is too dangerous to obsess about such things. It will only make life harder, and life is hard enough as it is.”

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