insofar as

See also: in so far as

English

WOTD – 16 May 2010

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːɹəz/
• (US): enPR: ĭn-sō-färʹəz, IPA^(key): /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹəz/, /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹæz/

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Conjunction

insofar as

1. to the extent that
   • 1922 (June 7), G.S., "Can a Living Wage Be Paid?", Correspondence, The New Republic 31 (no. 392): 50

     Insofar as it expresses an expansion in physical plant, it ought to make possible the production of more goods.

   • 1982, David R. Blumenthal, Understanding Jewish Mysticism, volume II, page 195:

     Hasidism, insofar as it was new—and not all of Hasidism was "new" in this sense—rejected the older hierarchies of celestial palaces, of Intelligences, of hypostases, of sefirot.

   • 1996, “National Science Education Standards”, in U.S, National Research Council, page 133:

     Insofar as possible, the current edition of a publication is annotated in part 3.

   She helped us insofar as she was able.

   She cites other scholars' work only insofar as it supports her own theories.

Synonyms

• (to the extent that): inasmuch as, in that

Translations

to the extent that

• Arabic: عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا (ʕalā qadri mā), بِقَدْرِ مَا (biqadri mā)
• Czech: do té míry
• Danish: for så vidt
• Finnish: siinä määrin kuin, siltä osin kuin
• French: dans la mesure où (fr)
• German: soweit (de), soviel (de)
• Greek: στο βαθμό που (sto vathmó pou)

  Ancient: ᾗ (hêi)

• Hungarian: amennyiben (hu), amennyire (hu)
• Italian: nella misura in cui
• Latin: ex parte
• Norwegian: i den grad
• Persian: تاآنجاکه
• Polish: o tyle, o ile
• Portuguese: enquanto (pt)
• Romanian: în măsura în care
• Russian: постольку поско́льку (postolʹku poskólʹku), наско́лько (ru) (naskólʹko)
• Slovene: kolikor
• Spanish: en la medida en que, en tanto en cuanto
• Swedish: såtillvida (sv)

References

• “insofar as”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.