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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

insofar as en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

  • ĭn-sō-färʹəz (US)
  • /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːɹəz/ (UK)
  • /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹəz/ (US)
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  • /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹæz/ (US)

Meanings

  1. To the extent that.
    • She helped us insofar as she was able.
    • She cites other scholars' work only insofar as it supports her own theories.
    • Insofar as it expresses an expansion in physical plant, it ought to make possible the production of more goods. 1922 (June 7), G.S., "Can a Living Wage Be Paid?", Correspondence, The New Republic 31 (no. 392): 50
    • Hasidism, insofar as it was new—and not all of Hasidism was "new" in this sense—rejected the older hierarchies of celestial palaces, of Intelligences, of hypostases, of sefirot. 1982, David R. Blumenthal, Understanding Jewish Mysticism, volume II, page 195:
    • Insofar as possible, the current edition of a publication is annotated in part 3. 1996, “National Science Education Standards”, in U.S, National Research Council, page 133:

Synonyms

in that (to the extent that) · inasmuch as (to the extent that) · insomuch that (to the extent that)

Translations (27)

da for så vidt (to the extent that) · ar بِقَدْرِ مَا (to the extent that) · hu amennyire (to the extent that) · pl o tyle, o ile (to the extent that) · es en tanto en cuanto (to the extent that) · sl kolikor (to the extent that) · ar عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا (to the extent that) · es en la medida en que (to the extent that) · de soviel (to the extent that) · hu amennyiben (to the extent that) · no i den grad (to the extent that) · fi siinä määrin kuin (to the extent that) · de soweit (to the extent that) · fa تاآنجاکه (to the extent that) · la ex parte (to the extent that) · sv såtillvida (to the extent that) · es en la medida que (to the extent that) · grc ᾗ (to the extent that) · ro în măsura în care (to the extent that) · pt enquanto (to the extent that) · el στο βαθμό που (to the extent that) · it nella misura in cui (to the extent that) · fr dans la mesure où (to the extent that) · ru наско́лько (to the extent that) · fi siltä osin kuin (to the extent that) · cs do té míry (to the extent that) · ru постольку поско́льку (to the extent that)