quantum adv.
quantus,
as much as, so much as, to as great an extent
: erus, quantum audio, uxore excidit,
as far as I hear
, T.: quantum suspicor,
as far as I can conjecture
, T.: quantum in me fuit, ieci,
to my best ability
: non igitur adhuc, quantum quidem in te est, intellego deos
esse, i. e.
for all you have said to prove it
: castris, nisi quantum usūs cogerent, tenebatur
miles, L.: Quantum ad Pirithoum,
as far as concerned
, O.: ut, quantum homo possit, quam cautissime
navigem: quantum maximā voce potuit,
at the very top of his voice
, L.: quantum maxime adcelerare poterat,
as fast as ever
, L.: tu quantum potest Abi,
as quickly as possible
, T.: ea, quantum potui, feci,
as well as I could
: ut hunc, quantum possent, sublevarent,
to their utmost ability.—How much, how far, to how great an
extent
: quantum intersit, videte: quantum possent,
ostendere.—With
compp., the more, the greater
: quantum se magis insinuabant, eo acrius, etc.,
L.: quantum augebatur militum numerus, tanto maiore
pecuniā opus erat, L. —With
ellips
. of
tanto
: quantum incresceret aetas, voltūs minus vigentes
erant, L.