much as

conj
/ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/US

Etymology

From much (“used to compare, demonstrate, or indicate the quantity of something”) + as.

Definitions

  1. As much as

    As much as; however much; although; even though.

    • Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth.
  2. Largely in the same way as.

    • [H]e disappeared into his house much as a startled weazel makes for its hole.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for much 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