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Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- She as much as admitted to lying.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
So much as, even.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, much.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Take as much as you like.
Meaning relationships
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Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He likes caramel as much as he likes fudge.
Meaning relationships
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Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He earns nearly as much as she does.
Meaning relationships
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Even though; despite the fact that; much as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- As much as I dislike him, I still voted for him.
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Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
käytännössä
— practically, no less than
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Finnish:
ikään kuin
— practically, no less than
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French:
rien moins que
— practically, no less than
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German:
beinahe
— practically, no less than
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German:
so gut wie
— practically, no less than
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German:
fast
— practically, no less than
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German:
sozusagen
— practically, no less than
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German:
quasi
— practically, no less than
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Polish:
właściwie
— practically, no less than
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Polish:
praktycznie
— practically, no less than
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Finnish:
niin paljon kuin
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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French:
autant que
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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Hungarian:
(annyi ...) amennyi
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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Polish:
tak wiele jak
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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Polish:
tyle co
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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Unami:
ëlkikwi
— other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
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Finnish:
yhtä paljon kuin
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Finnish:
saman verran kuin
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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French:
autant que
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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German:
so sehr wie
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Hungarian:
annyira
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Hungarian:
ugyanannyira
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Hungarian:
úgy
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Hungarian:
ugyanúgy
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Polish:
tak samo jak
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Spanish:
igual que
— two things are equal in amount or degree
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Catalan:
tant com
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Finnish:
yhtä paljon kuin
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Finnish:
saman verran kuin
— an amount is as large as another amount
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French:
autant que
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Galician:
tanto como
— an amount is as large as another amount
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German:
so viel wie
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Hungarian:
amennyi
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Italian:
tanto quanto
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Occitan:
tant coma
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Polish:
tak wiele jak
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Polish:
tyle co
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Portuguese:
tanto quanto
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Spanish:
tanto como
— an amount is as large as another amount
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Catalan:
per molt que
— even though; despite the fact that
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Finnish:
vaikka
— even though; despite the fact that
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French:
quand bien même
— even though; despite the fact that
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German:
so sehr auch
— even though; despite the fact that
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Hungarian:
bármennyire is
— even though; despite the fact that
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Italian:
per quanto
— even though; despite the fact that
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Polish:
tak jak
— even though; despite the fact that
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Portuguese:
por mais que
— even though; despite the fact that
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Spanish:
por mucho que
— even though; despite the fact that
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Spanish:
por más que
— even though; despite the fact that
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Spanish:
aunque más
— even though; despite the fact that