GO SO / AS FAR AS TO ...

Meaning of GO SO / AS FAR AS TO ... in English

to be willing to go to extreme or surprising limits in dealing with sth :

I wouldn't go as far as to say that he's a liar (= but I think he may be slightly dishonest) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
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AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
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AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
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AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAR — I. ˈfär, ˈfȧ(r adverb ( far·ther ˈfärthər, ˈfȧthə(r ; or fur·ther ˈfərthər, ˈfə̄thə(r, ˈfəithə(r, in southern US often ˈfəthə(r or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAR — — farness , n. /fahr/ , adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest . adv. 1. at or to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAR — I. ˈfär adverb ( far·ther -thər ; or fur·ther ˈfər- ; far·thest or fur·thest -thəst) Etymology: Middle English fer, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
FAR — noun a young pig, or a litter of pigs. 2. far ·adv in great part; as, the day is far …
Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — / fɑː(r); NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb ( far·ther , far·thest or fur·ther , fur·thest ) DISTANCE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAR — I. far 1 S1 W1 /fɑː $ fɑːr/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative farther /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər/ or further /ˈfɜːðə …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SO — 1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1. (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1. at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — Usually pronounced /soʊ/ for meanings 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Far' has two comparatives, 'farther' and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a further announcement ▪ A further announcement will be made in the near future. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAR — [adjective]"Let's walk back." "Is it far (= very distant), because my feet are hurting?"The children ran to the far (= …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — Synonyms and related words : abase, afar, afar off, apart, asunder, at a distance, away, by far, considerably, distal, distant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — See: AS FAR AS or SO FAR AS, SO FAR also THUS PAR, BY FAR, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO …
Slang English vocab
FAR — adj. by far far and away far and near far and wide far flung far gone far off far out …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAR — INDEX: 1. a long distance 2. when something you can see or hear is far away 3. far away from …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAR — See ↑ FAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be few and far between • ↑ go too far/take sth too far …
Longman Activator English vocab
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — adj. 25B6; adverb we are far from the palace : A LONG WAY, a great distance, a good way; afar. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SO — I conjunction 1 BAD : He hadn't taken any warm clothes with him so that he felt cold. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FAR — adjective 1 BAD : Singapore is far from London. GOOD : Singapore is a long way from London. BAD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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SO — 1. нареч. 1) настолько, столь; так, до такой степени She is so beautiful. ≈ Она так красива. 2) так же, …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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