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German
Etymology
Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
insofern
- up to here
- in that
Er hat insofern recht, als (dass) wir ihn zuerst hätten fragen sollen.- He is right in that that we should have asked him first.
- (chiefly informal) so, thus, accordingly, in this regard
Ich hab kein Auto, insofern interessieren mich die Spritpreise nicht.- I don’t have a car, so I don’t care about the petrol prices.
Conjunction
insofern
- provided, inasmuch as
Du wirst die Prüfung nur bestehen, insofern du ordentlich dafür lernst.- You will only pass the exam provided you study properly for it.
See also
- soweit (“insofar as, as far as”)
- soviel (“insofar as, as far as”)
Further reading
- “insofern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “insofern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon