as far as

Idioms  

1. Also, so far as. To the extent, degree, or amount that. This phrase alone is always used to modify a verb, as in As far as I can tell it's an authentic antique, or It's a good job as far as it goes, but it may need more work, or James said that, so far as he can remember, he's never met Mike. [c. 1300] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with as far as.

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as far as

"We haven't gone as far as we want to go, but we've made significant progress over the last five years, and that's what we're reporting on here," Vahala says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

A huge area at the border has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

He said as far as the service was concerned, homes were no longer at risk and he hoped some residents whose homes had been unaffected would be able to move back on Saturday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Goldberg said, however, that CoreWeave still has work to do as far as building a sustainable business for the long haul.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Last year we struck a deal as far as birthdays go: We do not spend more than fifty bucks on each other.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold