extent

[US]/ɪkˈstent/
[UK]/ɪkˈstent/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. length, area, degree, limit

Phrases & Collocations

extent of damage

some extent

a certain extent

the extent of

to the extent

a large extent

to an extent

in extent

Example Sentences

an extent of desert.

the extent of global warming.

inquire into the extent of the corruption.

extent of one's knowledge

a vast extent of land

see full extent of the park

the full extent of the Sahara desert

What's the extent of the damage?

we are conscious of the extent of the problem.

the extent to which voters are politically illiterate.

it is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy.

What is the extent of your garden?

landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings.

to what extent are they playing the government's game?.

we are all to a great extent the product of our culture.

this invisible gas is present to some extent in every home.

the government has grossly underestimated the extent of the problem.

the press have understated the extent of the problem.

Real-world Examples

The analemma's width represents the extent of this deviation.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Nonetheless, it inevitably neglects individual needs to some extent.

Source: English Major Level 4 Writing Full Score Template

This was the extent of his remarks.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Morning revealed the true extent of this catastrophe.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

But to a great extent, a great extent, we co-create our reality.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

The respondents had to rate the extent of their agreement.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

This is the extent of my knowledge on the subject.

Source: Friends Season 3

I think that was the extent of my " Gilmore Girls" tenure.

Source: Connection Magazine

Officials still do not know the full extent of the damage.

Source: VOA Special October 2022 Collection

I'll try to determine the extent of Lou's debts.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

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