tanto
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of tanto
1875–80; Italian < Latin tantum so much
Example Sentences
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At Phœbi nondum patiens immanis in antro Bacchatur vates, magnum si pectore possit Excussisse Deum; tanto magis ille fatigat Os rabidum, fera corda domans, fingitque premendo.
From The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) by Trapp, Joseph
“Then all would laugh, and the jolly old lord would sing in his turn: “‘O charo servitor’, Tu parli tanto bene, Ma il tuo parlar A me non mi conviene.’
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
"Unde leves animae tanto caluere furore?" he cried, and glanced up at Ralph to see if he understood the quotation, as the two girls dropped their eyes ashamed.
From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh
Inasmuch then as custom acquaints us with all the relations of a thing, it teaches us to pass fluently from that thing to others, and pro tanto tinges it with the rational character.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William
If this presumption be in any degree baseless, the result of the inquiry is pro tanto falsified.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
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