See Also: Extent(money)
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EXTENT IN AID, English practice(law)
EXTENT IN CHIEF, English practice(law)

extent (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: extente, from Latin extendere; EXTEND]
to ... extent
used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is
to a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent
(=partly)
::We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad.
::I do agree with him to an extent.
to a great/large extent
::Its success will depend to a large extent on local attitudes.
to a lesser/greater extent
(=less or more)
::It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France.
::They examined the extent to which (=how much) age affected language-learning ability.
:: To what extent (=how much) did she influence his decision?
to such an extent that/to the extent that
(=so much that)
::Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.
[U] how large, important, or serious something is, especially something such as a problem or injury
extent of
::Considering the extent of his injuries he's lucky to be alive.
::It's too early to assess the full extent of the damage.
[U] the length or size of something
::They opened out the nets to their full extent .
in extent
::The region is over 10,000 square kilometres in extent.