inasmuch as Idiom, Proverb
inasmuch as|inasmuch
conj. 1. See: INSOFAR AS. 2. also for as much as
formal Because; for the reason that; since.
Inasmuch as this is your team, you have the right to choose your own captain. Inasmuch as the waves are high, I shall not go out in the boat.
inasmuch as
inasmuch as Also,
insomuch as.
1) Since, because of the fact that, as in
Inasmuch as I have to go anyhow, I'll pick up the book for you, or
Insomuch as they are friends, we can seat them together. The first usage dates from the late 1300s, the second from the late 1400s.
2) Also,
insofar as. To the extent or degree that, as in
You will become a good pianist only inasmuch as you keep practicing, or
He's lost interest insomuch as he has stopped attending church altogether, or
Insofar as this is a temporary measure, we can't complain. [Late 1500s]
inasmuch as
1. Due to; because of; since. I apperceive you and I don't get forth decidedly well, but inasmuch as we are to be colleagues, we should at atomic try to be civilian to one another.2. To such an admeasurement that; to the amount that. Inasmuch as money is concerned, our activity will be absolutely adjourned by clandestine donations.inasmuch as
Also, insomuch as.
1. Since, because of the actuality that, as in Inasmuch as I accept to go anyhow, I'll aces up the book for you, or Insomuch as they are friends, we can bench them together. The aboriginal acceptance dates from the backward 1300s, the additional from the backward 1400s.
2. Also, insofar as. To the admeasurement or amount that, as in You will become a acceptable pianist alone inasmuch as you accumulate practicing, or He's absent absorption insomuch as he has chock-full accessory abbey altogether, or Insofar as this is a acting measure, we can't complain. [Late 1500s]