so far as

conjunction

Examples of so far as in a Sentence

the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of so far as was in 1530

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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20far%20as. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.

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