"insofar as" meaning in English

See insofar as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːɹəz/ [UK], /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹəz/ [US], /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹæz/ [US] Audio: en-us-insofar as.ogg , en-au-insofar as.ogg
enPR: ĭn-sō-färʹəz [US] Head templates: {{en-con}} insofar as
  1. to the extent that Synonyms (to the extent that): inasmuch as, in that Translations (to the extent that): (hêi) (Ancient Greek), عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا (ʕalā qadri mā) (Arabic), بِقَدْرِ مَا (biqadri mā) (Arabic), do té míry (Czech), for så vidt (Danish), siinä määrin kuin (Finnish), siltä osin kuin (Finnish), dans la mesure où (French), soweit (German), soviel (German), στο βαθμό που (sto vathmó pou) (Greek), amennyiben (Hungarian), amennyire (Hungarian), nella misura in cui (Italian), ex parte (Latin), i den grad (Norwegian), تاآنجاکه (Persian), o tyle, o ile (Polish), enquanto (Portuguese), în măsura în care (Romanian), постольку поско́льку (postolʹku poskólʹku) (Russian), наско́лько (naskólʹko) (Russian), kolikor (Slovene), en la medida en que (Spanish), en tanto en cuanto (Spanish), såtillvida (Swedish)

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