"forasmuch" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English for-as-moche, vor asemoche, for as miche, equivalent to for + as + much. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|for-as-moche}} Middle English for-as-moche, {{m|enm|vor asemoche}} vor asemoche, {{m|enm|for as miche}} for as miche, {{compound|en|for|as|much}} for + as + much Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} forasmuch (not comparable)
  1. Inasmuch, seeing (that). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-forasmuch-en-adv-D3PvDT3j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (obsolete) So far as; with regard to so much as. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-forasmuch-en-adv--pPRvDK7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forsomuch

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        "(obsolete) So far as; with regard to so much as."
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "So far as; with regard to so much as."
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        "(obsolete) So far as; with regard to so much as."
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