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howsofar

howsofar preposition: to what degree.

Preposition

howsofar

  1. To what degree.
    • But just howsofar can the complex and politically sensitive story of Nanbaree be 'translated' into simple terms and words without trivialising it?1995, Australian Book Review
  2. However far.
    • These, howsofar I stray, shall work their spell,
      And seem to bring my feet
      Back to the ways remembered well,
      Where with old friends, old loves,
      I walked of yore.1900, M. A. De Wolfe Howe, edited by Jeannette Leonard Gilder and Joseph Benson Gilder, Seasons

Origin of howsofar

From how + so + far. Compare insofar.

Questions about howsofar

What does howsofar mean?
Howsofar means to what degree.
What part of speech is howsofar?
Howsofar is a preposition.

Words near howsofar in the dictionary

  1. howsever
  2. howsit
  3. howso
  4. howsoever
  5. howsoevermuch
  6. howsofar
  7. howsomdever
  8. howsomedever
  9. howsomever
  10. Howson
  11. Howsons

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