insofar

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Pronunciation

/ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/

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/ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/ · /ɪn.səˈfɑː(ɹ)/ · /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/ · /ɪn.səˈfɑɹ/ · /ɪn.səʉˈfaː(ɹ)/

Definition of insofar

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

(not-comparable)To such a degree or extent.

“The plan was successful, insofar as it saved money.”
“the fugitive-slave act did not affect a foreign country which Virginia claimed to be and that she must reckon it one of the infelicities of her position that in so far at least she was taken at her word”
“Although the respective articles of the EEC Treaty expressly provide that all provisions including competition rules have to be applied to public enterprises in the same way as to private enterprises experience of past 20 years shows that rather little has been done insofar.”

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adv

(not-comparable)To such a degree or extent.

“The plan was successful, insofar as it saved money.”
“the fugitive-slave act did not affect a foreign country which Virginia claimed to be and that she must reckon it one of the infelicities of her position that in so far at least she was taken at her word”
“Although the respective articles of the EEC Treaty expressly provide that all provisions including competition rules have to be applied to public enterprises in the same way as to private enterprises experience of past 20 years shows that rather little has been done insofar.”
(not-comparable)Insofar as.

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By surface analysis, in + so + far.

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