"inasmuch as" meaning in English

See inasmuch as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: inasmuch as
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use inasmuch as to show the reason for something.
    Sense id: simple-inasmuch_as-en-phrase-MtAswCpn
  2. You use inasmuch as to show that something is only as true as something else.
    Sense id: simple-inasmuch_as-en-phrase-BLjXwNHQ
     
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