extentnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ɪkˈstent/us/ɪkˈstent/B2 area or length; amount:
From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers).
We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are).
Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew).
The River Nile is over 6,500 6,5000 kilometres in extent (= length).
the extent to which
C2 the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen:
She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected.
to the extent of
so strongly that:
Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them.
to the extent that
to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results:
Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.
to the same extent
to the same degree as; as much as:
The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid.
to some extent
B2 partly:
To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.
to such an extent
so much:
The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired.
to what extent?
how much:
To what extent will the budget have to be modified?
To what extent do you think he's aware of the problem?
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- The full extent of the damage only became evident the following morning.
- He unwound the rope to its full extent.
- Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought.
- The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known.
- The extent of the flooding can only be fully appreciated when viewed from the air.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for size and amount
- -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- count
- degree
- element
- flow
- load
- number
- part
- quantity
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- strength
- take
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