that is to say

Meaning

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   in other words

   That is to say, I am not certain.

In the movies · 5

• That is to say, I am not certain.Persuasion2007
• That is to say, he had a...Sense and Sensibility1995
• Helen? Now, penetration and coitus, that is to say intercourse up to and including orgasm.Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1983
• An artist. That is to say, without country.The Pale Blue Eye2022
• That is to say...Sense and Sensibility1995
• I don't care what you think. That is to say if you think.The Sisters Brothers2018
• But that is not to say that it is completely safe.Everest2015
• Say it, say it.The King and I2018

Learn it in full scenes

• Persuasion2007
  • Sir Walter Snubs the Navy
  • She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago
  • Wentworth on Firmness of Character
• Sense and Sensibility1995
  • John Dashwood's Deathbed Promise
  • The Dashwoods Lose Norland
  • Edward Ferrars Visits Norland

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