Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as far as

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.46 in modern English

Syllables: as -far as
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

To the degree or extent that.

conj

Used without any completion, usually to imply "to the degree or extent that ... is/are concerned".

prep

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, far, as.

prep

With respect to; as relates to.

Example Sentences

"as far as the eye can see"
"As far as the financing is concerned, there will be no problems."
"As far as the choice makes any difference, I prefer the second option."
"I'll help you as far as I can."
"As far as the policies and procedures under which these companies operate, we keep a very close eye on that."
"as far as the next town"

Phrases

as far as one can tell as far as one knows

Frequently Paired Words

AFAICR AFAICS AFAICT AFAIK AFAIR

Synonyms

regarding insofar as so far as so much as as to

Questions

What does as far as mean?: To the degree or extent that.

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