Phrase guide

inasmuch as

conj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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conj

Meaning 1

Because of the fact that; since.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: as, for, given that, insomuch as, as long as, because, being, being as, being that, due to the fact that, for that, forasmuch as, forthy, forwhy, in regard, in that, inasmuch as, now that, on account of, seeing that, since, sith, sithence, when, ∵

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

To the extent that; insofar as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inasfar as, insofar as

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِقَدْر مَا (biqadr mā) — since
  • Finnish: koska — since
  • French: dans la mesure où — since
  • Georgian: რახან (raxan) — since
  • German: alldieweil — since
  • German: da — since
  • Hungarian: minthogy — since
  • Hungarian: mivel — since
  • Macedonian: колку што (kolku što) — since
  • Polish: jako że — since
  • Portuguese: já que — since
  • Spanish: supuesto que — since
  • Spanish: ya que — since
  • Spanish: en tanto — since
  • Swedish: alldenstund — since
  • Ukrainian: оскі́льки (oskílʹky) — since
  • Dutch: voorzover — to the extent that
  • Finnish: siinä määrin kuin — to the extent that
  • French: à la condition que — to the extent that
  • Georgian: რამდენადაც (ramdenadac) — to the extent that
  • German: insoweit — to the extent that
  • Hungarian: amennyiben — to the extent that
  • Hungarian: amennyire — to the extent that
  • Latin: quoniam — to the extent that
  • Macedonian: дотолку (dotolku) — to the extent that
  • Macedonian: доколку (dokolku) — to the extent that
  • Polish: o ile — to the extent that
  • Portuguese: no que — to the extent that
  • Portuguese: quando — to the extent that
  • Russian: поско́льку (poskólʹku) — to the extent that
  • Spanish: en tanto y en cuanto — to the extent that
  • Spanish: en su tanto — to the extent that
  • Spanish: en la medida en que — to the extent that
  • Swedish: såtillvida — to the extent that
  • Ukrainian: оскі́льки (oskílʹky) — to the extent that