"insofern" meaning in German

See insofern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɪnˈzoː.fɛʁn/, /ɪn.zoˈfɛʁn/ Audio: De-insofern2.ogg , De-insofern.ogg
Rhymes: -oːfɛʁn, -ɛʁn Etymology: Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”). Etymology templates: {{univ|de|in|so|fern|t1=in|t2=so|t3=far}} Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} insofern, {{de-adv}} insofern
  1. up to here
    Sense id: en-insofern-de-adv-VL155jTv
  2. in that [with als (+ clause) or als dass (+ clause) ‘something is, may be, should be, etc. the case’]
    Sense id: en-insofern-de-adv-pYU07teG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 65 4 22 Disambiguation of German univerbations: 8 67 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 72 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 74 3 22
  3. so, thus, accordingly, in this regard
    Sense id: en-insofern-de-adv-K~6xK4JH

Conjunction

IPA: /ɪnˈzoː.fɛʁn/, /ɪn.zoˈfɛʁn/ Audio: De-insofern2.ogg , De-insofern.ogg
Rhymes: -oːfɛʁn, -ɛʁn Etymology: Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”). Etymology templates: {{univ|de|in|so|fern|t1=in|t2=so|t3=far}} Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”) Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} insofern
  1. (uncommon) provided, inasmuch as Tags: uncommon Synonyms: sofern Related terms: soweit (english: insofar as, as far as), soviel (english: insofar as, as far as)
    Sense id: en-insofern-de-conj-f1AW2ZA8
     
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