insomuch
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ɪnsəʊˈmʌt͡ʃ/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English insomuche; equivalent to in + so + much.
- Because of; since; as a result of.
“Insomuch as you have consistently paid the bill on time before, we'll excuse one late payment.”
- To the extent that.
“In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]”
“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.”