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He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.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

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  • 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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