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German

Etymology

Univerbation of so +‎ sehr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoˈzeːɐ̯/
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Conjunction

sosehr

  1. as much as, however
    Synonym: wiesehr
    Ich schaffte es nicht, sosehr ich mich bemühte.
    I couldn't make it no matter how hard I tried.
    • 1796, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chapter 4, in Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre ‎, volume 1; republished as Thomas Carlyle, transl., 1824:
      Nunmehr konnte mich der Hanswurst, sosehr er mit seinen Absätzen klapperte, nicht unterhalten.
      Henceforth, Jack-pudding, however he might clatter with his heels, could not any longer entertain me.

Further reading

  • “sosehr” in Duden online
  • “sosehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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