as I was saying

phrase

Used to refer back to one's own previous statement in a discourse.

Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement in a discourse.

Translations

Finnish kuten sanoin
  • kuten sanoinUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
French comme je disais
  • comme je disaisUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
Hindi जैसा कि मैं कह रहा था, जैसा कि मैं कह रही था
  • जैसा कि मैं कह रहा था (jaisā ki ma͠i kah rahā thā)Used to refer back to one's own previous statement
  • जैसा कि मैं कह रही था (jaisā ki ma͠i kah rahī thā)Used to refer back to one's own previous statement
Italian come stavo dicendo
  • come stavo dicendoUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
Polish jak mówiłem, jak mówiłam
  • jak mówiłemUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
  • jak mówiłamUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
Tagalog tulad ng sinabi ko, katulad ng sinabi ko
  • tulad ng sinabi koUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
  • katulad ng sinabi koUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
  • gaya ng sinabi koUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
  • kagaya ng sinabi koUsed to refer back to one's own previous statement
Cite this entry
APA

as I was saying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20I%20was%20saying

MLA

“as I was saying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20I%20was%20saying. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as I was saying,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20I%20was%20saying.

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