"howsofar" meaning in English

See howsofar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From how + so + far. Compare insofar. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|how|so|far}} how + so + far Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} howsofar, {{en-prep}} howsofar
  1. To what degree.
    Sense id: en-howsofar-en-prep-lUsqF1J4 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50
  2. However far.
    Sense id: en-howsofar-en-prep-B49zyARM Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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