"inasmuch as" meaning in English

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Conjunction

Etymology: From Middle English in as muche as, in as muchel as (“as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|in as muche as}} Middle English in as muche as, {{m|enm|in as muchel as|t=as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that}} in as muchel as (“as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that”) Head templates: {{en-con}} inasmuch as
  1. Because of the fact that; since. Synonyms: as, for, given that, because, in as much as Translations (since): بِقَدْر مَا (biqadr mā) (Arabic), koska (Finnish), dans la mesure où (French), რახან (raxan) (Georgian), alldieweil [dated] (German), da (German), minthogy (Hungarian), mivel (Hungarian), колку што (kolku što) (Macedonian), já que (Portuguese), supuesto que (Spanish), ya que (Spanish), en tanto (Spanish), оскі́льки (oskílʹky) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inasmuch_as-en-conj-Q6tY3LuW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'since': 95 5
  2. To the extent that; insofar as. Synonyms: inasfar as, insofar as Translations (to the extent that): voorzover (Dutch), siinä määrin kuin (Finnish), à la condition que (French), რამდენადაც (ramdenadac) (Georgian), insoweit (German), amennyiben (Hungarian), amennyire (Hungarian), quoniam (Latin), дотолку (dotolku) (Macedonian), доколку (dokolku) (Macedonian), o ile (Polish), no que (Portuguese), quando (Portuguese), поско́льку (poskólʹku) (Russian), en tanto y en cuanto (Spanish), оскі́льки (oskílʹky) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inasmuch_as-en-conj-lK6B6O71 Disambiguation of 'to the extent that': 4 96

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