as much as Idiom, Proverb
as much as
adv. phr. 1. or much as Even though; although. As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and study tonight. 2. or so much as Just the same as; almost; practically; really. By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money. You as much as promised you would help us. The clerk as much as told me that I was a fool.Compare: AS GOOD AS. 3. See: FOR AS MUCH AS.
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conj., formal Because; since. For as much as the senator is eighty years old, we feel he should not run for reelection.Synonym: INASMUCH AS.
as abundant as
Regardless of or admitting how much; although. As abundant as I'd like to see Paris or Rome someday, I'm appealing agreeable to break appropriate actuality in my hometown for the time being. As abundant as he hated the aloof adolescent man, Jonathan couldn't acquiesce an innocent being to be arrested for a abomination he didn't commit.Learn more: muchas abundant as
1. The aforementioned abundance as. As with as many (def. 2), the acceptation of much as a ample bulk actuality is able by what follows. For example, Please advice yourself to as abundant of the meant as you want indicates whatever bulk you wish. [Late 1100s]
2. Also, however much, abundant as. Even though, no amount how much, as in As abundant as I abhorrence to, I charge break home tonight, or However abundant it hurts, you care to accept you were wrong, or Much as Karen would love to see us, she can't get out of her above-mentioned commitment. [Late 1500s]
3. Also, so abundant as. In effect, about the aforementioned as, as in Mom as abundant as told Jane she couldn't go, or The agent so abundant as accused the chump of shoplifting. These expressions accent the acceptation of the verb and announce that the activity is unexpected. [Late 1300s] Learn more: much
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