"as far as" meaning in English

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Conjunction

Head templates: {{en-conjunction}} as far as
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, far, as. Synonyms: insofar as Derived forms: as far as one knows Related terms: AFAICR, AFAICS, AFAICT, AFAIK, AFAIR
    Sense id: en-as_far_as-en-conj-1lzlLAyY Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 30 6 30 34
  2. To the degree or extent that. Translations (to the degree or extent that): soviel [conjunction] (German), наско́лько (naskólʹko) [adverb] (Russian), наскі́льки (naskílʹky) [adverb] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-as_far_as-en-conj-pZVWSITV Disambiguation of 'to the degree or extent that': 3 97

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} as far as, {{en-prep}} as far as
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, far, as. Synonyms: as to Translations (in the scope of): μέχρι (mékhri) (alt: + gen.) (Ancient Greek), pokud (Czech), såvidt (Danish), voorzover (Dutch), ĝis (Esperanto), niin pitkään kuin (Finnish), soweit (German), ami …-t illet/illeti (Hungarian), chomh fada is (Irish), per quanto (Italian), tenus (Latin), så langt (som) (Norwegian Bokmål), så langt (som) (Norwegian Nynorsk), jeśli chodzi o (Polish), até (Portuguese), наско́лько (naskólʹko) (Russian), поско́льку (poskólʹku) (Russian), en cuanto (Spanish), såvitt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-as_far_as-en-prep-1lzlLAyY Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 30 6 30 34 Disambiguation of 'in the scope of': 62 38
  2. (sometimes proscribed; see usage note) With respect to; as relates to. Tags: proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-as_far_as-en-prep-8dQVe3mi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 6 7 71 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 30 6 30 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 19 17 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 8 9 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 3 4 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 3 9 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 2 6 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 5 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 6 7 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 18 16 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 6 9 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 2 6 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 2 6 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 14 7 9 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 9 2 3 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 6 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 6 8 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 2 6 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 2 7 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 5 8 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 6 8 72

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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "chomh fada is"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "per quanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "tenus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "så langt (som)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "så langt (som)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "jeśli chodzi o"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "até"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naskólʹko",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "наско́лько"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poskólʹku",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "поско́льку"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "en cuanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in the scope of",
      "word": "såvitt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as far as"
}

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