Phrase guide

so long as

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I don't mind if he stays there, so long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: solank — if, assuming
  • Arabic: مَا دَامَ (mā dāma) — if, assuming
  • Arabic: مَا (mā) — if, assuming
  • Bulgarian: стига да (stiga da) — if, assuming
  • Bulgarian: ако поне (ako pone) — if, assuming
  • Bulgarian: доколкото (dokolkoto) — if, assuming
  • Catalan: sempre que — if, assuming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 只要 (zhǐyào) — if, assuming
  • Czech: jestliže — if, assuming
  • Czech: pokud — if, assuming
  • Dutch: mits — if, assuming
  • Finnish: kunhan — if, assuming
  • French: pour peu que — if, assuming
  • French: du moment que — if, assuming
  • French: pourvu que — if, assuming
  • Georgian: მანამ (manam) — if, assuming
  • German: solange — if, assuming
  • Greek: εφόσον (efóson) — if, assuming
  • Ancient Greek: ἐὰν μόνον (eàn mónon) — if, assuming
  • Hebrew: כל עוד (kol 'od) — if, assuming
  • Hungarian: ha — if, assuming
  • Hungarian: hogyha — if, assuming
  • Hungarian: amennyiben — if, assuming
  • Icelandic: að því tilskildu að — if, assuming
  • Indonesian: selama — if, assuming
  • Irish: chomh fada is — if, assuming
  • Italian: purché — if, assuming
  • Italian: ammesso che — if, assuming
  • Italian: a patto che — if, assuming
  • Italian: a condizione che — if, assuming
  • Japanese: ...限り (...kagiri) — if, assuming
  • Kankanaey: basta — if, assuming
  • Kankanaey: mo ket — if, assuming
  • Latin: tamdiū quam — if, assuming
  • Low German: solang — if, assuming
  • Macedonian: сѐ додека (sè dodeka) — if, assuming
  • Macedonian: доколку (dokolku) — if, assuming
  • Polish: o ile — if, assuming
  • Portuguese: se — if, assuming
  • Portuguese: contanto que — if, assuming
  • Portuguese: desde que — if, assuming
  • Russian: е́сли (jésli) — if, assuming
  • Russian: е́сли то́лько (jésli tólʹko) — if, assuming
  • Slovak: pokiaľ — if, assuming
  • Spanish: siempre que — if, assuming
  • Spanish: siempre y cuando — if, assuming
  • Spanish: siempre y cuando que — if, assuming
  • Spanish: con tal que — if, assuming
  • Spanish: con tal de que — if, assuming
  • Spanish: con tanto que — if, assuming
  • Swedish: förutsatt att — if, assuming
  • Tagalog: basta — if, assuming
  • Thai: ตราบใดที่ — if, assuming
  • Vietnamese: miễn — if, assuming