howsofar

prep — 2 senses

howsofar

prep

Etymology From how + so + far. Compare insofar.

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:

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