insofar as

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Related to insofar as: unsatiated, bemusement, conceivably, enfeebled, rebuffed

insofar as

conj.

To the extent that.

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Translations

jakv té míře

dans la mesure où

aî òví leyti sem

for så vidt som i det omfang

do tej miery, ako

elden geldiğinceolabildiği kadar

insofar as

[ˌɪnsəʊˈfɑːrəz] conj → in quanto, nella misura in cui

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in

(in) preposition

1. describing the position of a thing etc which is surrounded by something else. My mother is in the house; in London; in bed.

2. showing the direction of movement. He put his hand in his pocket.

3. describing the time at, after or within which something happens. in the morning; I'll be back in a week.

4. indicating amount or relative number. They arrived in large numbers.

5. expressing circumstances, state, manner etc of an event, person etc. dressed in a brown coat; walking in the rain; in a hurry; written in English; He is in the army; books tied up in bundles; She is in her sixties.

adverb, adjective

1. expressing the position of a person etc, usually at or to a place where the person etc is expected to be, eg home, office, station. Is Mr Smith in?; Is the train in yet?; Is he coming in today?

2. describing something which is fashionable or popular. Short skirts are in at the moment.

3. (of the tide) with the water at, or moving to, its highest level. The tide is (coming) in.

-in

describing an activity usually carried out by groups of people as a form of protest etc. a sit-in; a work-in.

inmostinnermostunder innerday etc in, day etc out

day etc after day etc without a break. I do the same boring job day in, day out; Last summer it rained week in, week out.

inasmuch as, in as much as

because; in consideration of the fact that. It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.

in for

likely to experience (especially something bad). We're in for some bad weather; You're in for it if you broke that window!

ins and outs

the complex details of a plan etc. He knows all the ins and outs of this scheme.

insofar as, in so far as

to the degree or extent that. I gave him the details insofar as I knew them.

in that

because; from the fact that. This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.

References in classic literature ?

Insofar as Clayton was concerned it was a very different matter, since the girl was not only of his own kind and race, but was the one woman in all the world whom he loved.

View in context

He was a true Frenchman insofar as that, though he could be lively and engaging when it suited him, he became insufferably dull and wearisome as soon as ever the need for being lively and engaging had passed.

View in context

At his request she sang again as they continued their way along the winding tunnel, which was now lighted by occasional bulbs which appeared to be similar to the radium bulbs with which she was familiar and which were common to all the nations of Barsoom, insofar as she knew, having been perfected at so remote a period that their very origin was lost in antiquity.

View in context

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