autant

From Vulgar Latin *al tantu, earlier *aliud tantum (compare with aliud), corresponding to Classical Latin alterum tantum. Compare with Old French altretant, probably evolved from this form, along with Italian altrettanto.

• IPA^(key): /o.tɑ̃/

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autant

1. so much

   Pourquoi travaillez-vous autant ?

   Why do you work so much?

autant que

1. as much as

   Elle mange autant que lui.

   She eats as much as him.

autant que (+ subjunctive)

1. as far as

   Autant que je me souvienne,...

   As far as I remember,...

autant de

1. as much (as), as many (as)

   J'ai autant de puissance que lui.

   I have as much power as he [does].

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• “autant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).