as much as
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[edit]Adverb
[edit]as much as (not comparable)
- Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.
- She as much as admitted to lying.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- Theridimas my friend, take here my hand,
Which is as much as if I ſwore by heauen,
And call’d the Gods to witneſſe of my vowe, […]
- 1921 February, Edwin Balmer, “Settled Down”, in Everybody's Magazine[1], volume 44, number 2, page 50:
- It's too damn foolish; why he as much as said so himself.
- So much as, even.
Translations
[edit]practically, no less than
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Conjunction
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, much.
- Take as much as you like.
- Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
- He likes caramel as much as he likes fudge.
- 1985 December 7, Pam Mitchell, Stephanie Poggi, “Feminists & the State Discuss Women at Work”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 21, page 6:
- The second union panel, "The Future of Clerical and Service Work: Unionization," consisted entirely of union organizers […] each stressed the need for grassroots organizing, coalitions, and community involvement, and seemed to view the government as an adversary as much as an ally.
- Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount
- He earns nearly as much as she does.
- Even though; despite the fact that; much as.
- As much as I dislike him, I still voted for him.
- 2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club[2]:
- For as much as the Downton Abbey alum has capitalized on his leading-man presentability—how suited he is to wearing suits—his best performances play deviously on that quality.
Synonyms
[edit]- (even though): although, much as; see also Thesaurus:even though
Translations
[edit]other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
two things are equal in amount or degree
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an amount is as large as another amount
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even though; despite the fact that
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[edit]References
[edit]- “as much as”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.