as you were

interjection

Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. governmentDisregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.
  2. governmentStop standing at attention or don't stand at attention (used when, for instance, an officer enters a barracks room).

Translations

Finnish jatkakaa
  • jatkakaareturn to most recent command
French repos
  • reposreturn to most recent command
German Kommando zurück, stehen Sie bequem
  • Kommando zurückreturn to most recent command
  • stehen Sie bequemreturn to most recent command
  • weitermachenreturn to most recent command
Italian come non detto, ordine annullato
  • come non dettoreturn to most recent command
  • ordine annullatoreturn to most recent command
Polish wróć, spocznij
  • wróćreturn to most recent command
  • spocznijreturn to most recent command
Portuguese última forma
  • última formareturn to most recent command
Romanian la loc comanda
  • la loc comandareturn to most recent command
Russian отставить, вольно
  • отставить (otstavitʹ)return to most recent command
  • вольно (volʹno)return to most recent command
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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