Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forasmuch

/fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: foras-much
IPA: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Inasmuch, seeing (that).

adv

So far as; with regard to so much as.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Foraſmuch as many haue taken in hande to ſet foorth in order a declaration of thoſe things which are moſt ſurely beleeued among vs[…]"
"Forasmuch as belongs to that eating, we are neither defrauded of any good by not eating, nor enriched with any good by the eating of the sanctified bread, which, forasmuch as it hath of materials, goes into the belly."

Etymology

From Middle English for-as-moche, vor asemoche, for as miche, equivalent to for + as + much.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: for-as-moche

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

forsomuch

Questions

How do you pronounce forasmuch?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/.
What does forasmuch mean?: Inasmuch, seeing (that).
Where does forasmuch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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