as far as

Conjunction

 * 1) To the degree or extent that.
 * 1) To the degree or extent that.
 * 1) To the degree or extent that.

Usage notes

 * Ellipsis is common with certain semantically light elements of certain clauses. For example, "as far as it is practical" can be shortened to "as far as is practical" and, further, to "as far as practical".

Translations

 * German:
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: наскі́льки

Preposition

 * 1)  With respect to; as relates to.
 * 1)  With respect to; as relates to.
 * 1)  With respect to; as relates to.

Usage notes
The full form of the "with respect to" sense requires a completion such as "as far as X is concerned " or "as far as X goes ". The omission of a completion is considered incorrect by many commentators, though it is nevertheless quite common, especially in speech. 

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: såvidt
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: niin pitkään kuin
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μέχρι (+ gen.)
 * Hungarian: ami …-t illet/illeti
 * Irish: chomh fada is
 * Italian: per quanto
 * Latin: tenus
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: så langt (som)
 * Nynorsk: så langt (som)
 * Polish: jeśli chodzi o
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: en cuanto
 * Swedish: