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inasmuch

adv.
C2 Proficiency US //ˌɪˈnæsmək// UK //ɪnɐsmˈʌtʃ// inas·much Archaic

adv. to the extent that. You use this to say that one thing is true because another thing is also true.

adv. to the extent that; in so far as. Used to introduce a clause that provides a reason or explanation for a preceding statement.


SIMPLE

Inasmuch as you are tired, you should rest.

CONTEXTUAL

Inasmuch as the project was successful, it was due to the hard work of the entire team.

COMPLEX

Inasmuch as the treaty was designed to promote peace, its failure to address economic inequality led to further regional tensions within a decade of its signing.

Origin

Univerbation of in + as + much ("to such a degree"), from Middle English in als mikel, a Northern form.

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