"the fact that" meaning in English

See the fact that in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Rhymes: -æt Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the fact that
  1. Used to present an antecedent to a claim.
    Sense id: en-the_fact_that-en-phrase-nrV3a2h9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. Used to refer to a situation under discussion.
    Sense id: en-the_fact_that-en-phrase-CVxBtCix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Download JSON data for the fact that meaning in English (1.2kB)

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