adv
Meaning 1
To such a degree or extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The plan was successful, insofar as it saved money.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
insofar
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn.səˈfɑː(ɹ)/
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Canada, General-American: /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/
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Canada, General-American: /ɪn.səˈfɑɹ/
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Australian: /ɪn.səʉˈfaː(ɹ)/
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adv
Meaning 2
Insofar as.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to the degree or extent that
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man
- so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in so far, so far, to that extent, to that degree
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Univerbation of in + so + far.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: sovêr — to such a degree or extent
- Arabic: طَالَمَا (ṭālamā) — to such a degree or extent
- Bulgarian: доколкото (dokolkoto) — to such a degree or extent
- Chinese Mandarin: 到这种程度 — to such a degree or extent
- German: insofern — to such a degree or extent
- German: insoweit — to such a degree or extent
- Polish: o ile — to such a degree or extent
- Spanish: en la medida — to such a degree or extent
- Spanish: en la medida en — to such a degree or extent