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as far as (something) is concerned

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Definition of as far as (something) is concerned

: about (something) : with regard to (something)
  • He has no worries as far as money is concerned.
  • As far as the weather is concerned, we've been having nothing but rain for the past week.

Word by Word Definitions

far play

  1. : at or to a considerable distance in space

  2. : to a great extent : much

  3. : by a broad interval : widely

  1. : remote in space

  2. : distinctly different in quality or relationship

  3. : remote in time

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something play

  1. : some indeterminate or unspecified thing

  2. : some indeterminate amount more than a specified number

  3. : a person or thing of consequence

  1. : in some degree : somewhat

  2. used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

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concerned play

  1. : anxious, worried

  2. : interested

  3. : interestedly engaged

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