såvitt

Swedish

Etymology

så (“so”) +‎ vitt (“widely”). Compare German soweit.

Pronunciation
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Adverb

såvitt (not comparable)

  1. as far as
    Synonym: så vitt
    såvitt jag vet
    as far as I know
    såvitt jag förstår
    as far as I understand

Conjunction

såvitt

  1. (usually in negated constructions) provided that
    Synonym: (more common) såvida

References
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