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as far as

To the extent of. I wouldn't go as far as calling it a riot—I think it was just a bunch of rowdy kids causing trouble.

See also: far

as far as

also (in) so far as

to the degree that As far as I know, he isn't coming to the party. The city once went so far as to threaten to shut off the building's water supply.

Related vocabulary: as far as something goes

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of as far as (the same distance as)

See also: far

as far as

Also, so far as. To the extent, degree, or amount that. This phrase alone is always used to modify a verb, as in As far as I can tell it's an authentic antique, or It's a good job as far as it goes, but it may need more work, or James said that, so far as he can remember, he's never met Mike. [c. 1300] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with as far as.

See also: far