# inasmuch as

> English word · Conjunction

## Definitions
1. Because of the fact that; since.
2. To the extent that; insofar as.

## Etymology
From Middle English in as muche as, in as muchel as (“as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inasmuch-as