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

• såvitt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• såvitt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• såvitt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)