so far

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so far, so far as

I. To such an extent:

1. in tantum that his prosperity and worth had so far shone out, in t. suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse, Liv 22, 27, post init.: cf. Virg. Aen. 6, 875. Also with correl., in quantum, Sen. Ben. 2, 23, ad init.

2. tantum ... ut (so far ... that): v. Smith's Lat. Dict., s. v. tantum, 1.

3. eō, etc. (with gen. of subs.): v. PITCH (subs. II.). Phr it is gone so far, in eo est, Cic. Att. 12, 40, 4.

II. Only so far: hactĕnus (foll. by correl. ut, quoad, quod) eātenus (with quoad, ut) for which, v FAR, SO v also SO (VI., A., 1., a., b).

III. To a certain extent: quādamtĕnus it is possible to advance so far, if it is not allowed to go beyond, est quadam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 32. Phr.: so far were they admitted, that a senate was not granted them, ita admissi sunt ne tamen iis senatus daretur, Liv. 22, 61, ad med.

IV. So far as (= as far as): tĕnus, quātĕnus v. FAR AS, AS. Phr.: so far as depends on me, quod ad me attinet, Cic. (v. FAR AS, AS, Phr.): quod ejus facere possum (lit. so much of it as I can: the best MSS. have quod instead of quoad), Cic. pass. Also tantum ... quantum to extend so far as, tantum patere quantum, Caes. B. G. 2, 8, med. Also quantum, absol.: so far as I understand, q. intelligo, Cic. pass.: so far as I hear, q. audio, Ter.

V. In so far as (after a negative). Phr.: I have resolved not to touch upon foreign affairs, except in so far as they might be connected with those of Rome, statui non ultra attingere externa nisi qua Romanis cohaererent rebus, Liv. 39, 48, extr.