as many

1. The same number of. For example, He changed jobs four times in as many years means he changed jobs four times in four years. [c. 1400]

2. as many as . A phrase used to qualify the meaning of many as a very large number, depending on what follows it. For example, You can take as many pens as you need . [Late 1300s] Also see as ... as ; as much as .

Example Sentences

I replied, "As-many as you please, M. le Comte, but no answers promised."

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