Contextualizebeta

inasmuch as

conj

Etymology

From Middle English in as muche as, in as muchel as (“as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that”).

  1. derived from in as muche as

Definitions

  1. Because of the fact that

    Because of the fact that; since.

    • 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 […]

  2. To the extent that

    To the extent that; insofar as.

    • You will improve, but only inasmuch as you practise.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inasmuch as. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA