- extent
- nounADJECTIVE▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall▪
The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear.
▪ actual, exact, precise, true▪ geographical, territorialVERB + EXTENT▪ reach▪The network had reached its greatest extent in route mileage.
▪ see▪ consider, examine, explore, investigate▪ assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, measure▪ define, determine, establish, identify▪a statement defining the extent of Latvia's territory
▪ discover▪ acknowledge, appreciate, realize, recognize▪ know, understand▪We do not yet know the extent of her injuries.
▪ demonstrate, illustrate, indicate, make clear, reflect, reveal, show▪The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
▪ discuss▪ clarify, explain▪ emphasize, highlight, underline (esp. BrE), underscore (esp. AmE)▪The victory underlined the extent to which Prussia had become a major power.
▪ increase▪ exaggerate, overstate▪She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem.
▪ downplay, understate▪Those figures actually understate the extent of the problem.
▪ overestimate, underestimate▪ ignore▪ conceal, obscure▪ limit, reduce, restrict▪to reduce the extent of deforestation
▪ affectPREPOSITION▪ in extent▪The park is about 20 acres in extent.
▪ to an extent▪To an extent (= to some degree) East-West distrust continued throughout the war.
▪ to a … extent▪He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.
PHRASES▪ at sth's greatest extent (esp. BrE)▪At its greatest extent the empire comprised most of western France.
▪ to a considerable extent, to a great extent, to a large extent, to a significant extent▪ to a certain extent, to some extent▪To some extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
▪ to a lesser extent, to a limited extent, to a small extent▪The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.
▪ to the extent possible (esp. AmE), to the fullest, greatest, maximum, etc. extent possible▪I will answer your questions about this case to the extent possible.
▪ to the same extent▪People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as they used to.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
