inasmuch as
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English in as muche as, in as muchel as.
Conjunction- Because of the fact that; since.
- Synonyms: as, for, given that, Thesaurus:because
- 1843 December 18, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the page number)”, in A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC ↗:
- Which it certainly was. Admiration was the universal sentiment, though some objected that the reply to "Is it a bear?" ought to have been "Yes;" inasmuch as an answer in the negative was sufficient to have diverted their thoughts from Mr. Scrooge, supposing they had ever had any tendency that way.
- 1952, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Moroccan air base construction. 2 v, page 618:
- This employee was engaged to direct asphalt plants and inasmuch as the work for which he had been employed was completed, he was surplused and his return travel was approved […]
- To the extent that; insofar as.
- Synonyms: inasfar as, insofar as
- You will improve, but only inasmuch as you practise.
- French: dans la mesure où
- German: alldieweil (dated), da
- Portuguese: já que
- Spanish: supuesto que, ya que, en tanto
- French: à la condition que
- German: insoweit
- Portuguese: no que, quando
- Russian: поско́льку
- Spanish: en tanto y en cuanto
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