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tant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • as long as conjunction On the condition that; used to say that one thing will happen only if another thing is true.
  • so many determiner Such a large number of countable things that it produces a particular result or reaction.
  • so much determiner Such a large quantity of something uncountable that it produces a particular result or reaction.
  • while noun A period of time, especially one of uncertain or moderate length.

Senses

tant is used for these senses in English:

  • as long as (idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since.
  • so much To such a quantity, degree etc.
  • while During the same time that.

as long as — full definition

  1. conjunction On the condition that; used to say that one thing will happen only if another thing is true.
  2. conjunction During the whole time that; for the period that something continues.
  3. conjunction Since, or given that; used to point out that a situation makes a course of action sensible.

so many — full definition

  1. determiner Such a large number of countable things that it produces a particular result or reaction.
  2. determiner A fixed but unspecified number, used when the exact figure does not matter.

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