extent

extent: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall

▪ The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear.

▪ actual, exact, precise, true

▪ geographical, territorial

VERB + 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

▪ affect

PREPOSITION

▪ 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▪ He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.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.

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Synonyms:

Expansion, expanse, amplitude / Bulk, size, magnitude, volume / Length, reach, stretch, compass

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Extent — Ex*tent , n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See {Extend}.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extent — has several meanings: *Extent (file systems), a contiguous piece of a file on a computer storage medium *Wingspan, the extent between the tips of the wings of a bird, bat, or other flying animal *Reach (physical measurement), the extent between… … Wikipedia
extent — I noun amount, area, borders, bounds, breadth, circuit, compass, comprehensiveness, coverage, degree, dimensions, distance, expanse, gauge, hactenus, length, limit, limitation, magnitude, measure, quantity, range, reach, scope, size, space,… … Law dictionary
extent — ► NOUN 1) the area covered by something. 2) size or scale. 3) the degree to which something is the case: everyone compromises to some extent. ORIGIN Old French extente, from Latin extendere stretch out … English terms dictionary
extent — [ek stent′, ikstent′] n. [ME extente < Anglo Fr < OFr estente < estendre < L extendere] 1. the space, amount, or degree to which a thing extends; size; length; breadth 2. range or limits of anything; scope; coverage 3. an extended… … English World dictionary
Extent — Ex*tent , a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See {Extend}.] Extended. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extent — Extent, in England der mit Hülfsvollstreckung in die Güter verbundene persönliche Arrest … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
extent — early 14c., from Anglo Fr. extente, O.Fr. estente valuation of land, stretch of land, from fem. pp. of O.Fr. extendre extend, from L. extendere (see EXTEND (Cf. extend)). Meaning degree to which something extends is from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
extent — *size, dimensions, area, magnitude, volume Analogous words: *range, scope, compass, sweep, reach, radius: stretch, spread, amplitude, *expanse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
extent — [n] range, magnitude admeasurement, ambit, amount, amplitude, area, bounds, breadth, bulk, capaciousness, compass, degree, dimensions, duration, elbowroom*, expanse, expansion, extension, intensity, leeway, length, limit, mass, matter, measure,… … New thesaurus

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