insofar C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/ UK /ɪn.səʊˈfɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #46585 Meanings 1 adv to the degree or extent that; used chiefly in the construction 'insofar as' The trial was successful insofar as it established that the treatment was safe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · to the degree or extent... to the extent thatas far as Word family Related forms inasmuchwhereas Etymology A solid compound of in + so + far, developed from the phrase in so far as. It introduces the limit or extent within which a statement is true. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # insofar **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪn.səʊˈfɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 46585 ## Meanings 1. to the degree or extent that; used chiefly in the construction 'insofar as' ## Examples - The trial was successful insofar as it established that the treatment was safe. ## Synonyms - to the extent that - as far as ## Related Forms - inasmuch - whereas ## Etymology A solid compound of in + so + far, developed from the phrase in so far as. It introduces the limit or extent within which a statement is true. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown