# ὅσος/hosos This word is used when the writer or speaker wants someone to pay attention to how much there is of something or what something is like. It is a correlative pronoun. * This word can mean how much or as much as. * This word can mean how many or as many as. * This word can mean how great. * This word can mean how far or how long. * This word can mean as long as. * This word can mean a while.