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insomuch

/ɪnsəʊˈmʌt͡ʃ/

insomuch adverb: because of; since; as a result of.

Adverb

insomuch (not comparable)

  1. Because of; since; as a result of.
    • Insomuch as you have consistently paid the bill on time before, we'll excuse one late payment.
  2. To the extent that.
    • In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, “The Introduction”, in Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] , London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 32; reprinted as Lesclarcissement de la langue...
    • These weights did not exert their natural gravity […] insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy whilst I held them in my hand.1712 August 31 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, August 21, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 463; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a...

Forms of insomuch

alternative form (obsolete)in so much

Origin of insomuch

From Middle English insomuche; equivalent to in + so + much.

Questions about insomuch

What does insomuch mean?
Insomuch means because of; since; as a result of.
What part of speech is insomuch?
Insomuch is an adverb.
How do you pronounce insomuch?
Insomuch is pronounced /ɪnsəʊˈmʌt͡ʃ/.

Words near insomuch in the dictionary

  1. insomnious
  2. insomnolence
  3. insomnolences
  4. insomnolency
  5. insomnolent
  6. insomuch
  7. insonate
  8. insonated
  9. insonates
  10. insonating
  11. insonation

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