Inasmuch
Posted by R. Berg on January 26, 2005
In Reply to: In as much posted by Bob on January 26, 2005
: : What is the meaning of "in as much" and how is it used?
: It's one word. From Dictionary.com:
: inasmuch
: \In`as*much"\, adv. [In + as + much.] In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See In as much as, under In, prep.
: Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. --Matt. xxv. 45.
: Syn: Because; since; for; as. See Because.
: Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
It's one word, "inasmuch," not three words with spaces between.