as much as
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as much as
adverb
- 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.
- So much as, even. For as soon as he as much as took out his pince-nez to read the newspaper, the privy councilor's wife was his advance trumpeter, who sounded the fanfare and said, "Now Papa puts on his eyes."
conjunction
- 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.
- 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.
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adv practically, no less than
| Français | rien moins que |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | beinahe, so gut wie, fast, sozusagen, quasi |
conj literally
| Español | cuanto |
|---|---|
| Français | autant que |
conj two things are equal in amount or degree
| Español | igual que, tanto como |
|---|---|
| Français | autant que |
| Deutsch | so sehr wie |
conj an amount is as large as another amount
| Español | tanto como |
|---|---|
| Português | tanto quanto |
| Français | autant que |
| Deutsch | so viel wie |
| Italiano | tanto quanto |
conj even though; despite the fact that
| Español | por mucho que, por más que, aunque más |
|---|---|
| Português | por mais que |
| Français | quand bien même |
| Deutsch | so sehr auch |
| Italiano | per quanto |
Talk about this word "as much as." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/as%20much%20as. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. as much as. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much%20as "as much as." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much%20as.
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@misc{as_much_as_2026,
title = {as much as},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20much%20as},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
