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Dictionary: ex·tent   (ĭk-stĕnt') pronunciation
n.
    1. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends: landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings.
    2. The degree to which a thing extends: prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
  1. An extensive space or area: an extent of desert.
  2. Law.
    1. A writ allowing a creditor to assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property.
    2. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily.
    3. The seizure in execution of such a writ.
  3. Archaic. An assessment or valuation, as of land in Britain, especially for taxation.

[Middle English extente, assessment on land, from Anglo-Norman, from feminine past participle of extendre, to extend, from Latin extendere. See extend.]


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noun

  1. The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree: length, reach, span, stretch. See big/small/amount.
  2. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power: ambit, compass, extension, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory.
  3. The amount of space occupied by something: dimension, magnitude, measure, proportion (often used in plural), size. See big/small/amount.
  4. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute: degree, magnitude, measure, proportion. See big/small/amount.
  5. A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water: distance, expanse, expansion, reach, space, spread, stretch, sweep. See place.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The distance or area or volume over which something spreads; The point or degree to which something spreads.

pronunciation Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed. — Abraham Lincoln 

Tutor's tip: They probed the "extent" (amount, area, degree) of the collection to see if one of the few "extant" (still in existence) paintings by the artist might be found.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omfang, grad

idioms:

  • to some extent    i nogen grad
  • to such an extent that    i en sådan grad at
  • to that extent    i den grad
  • to the extent that    i en sådan grad at
  • to what extent    i hvor høj grad

Nederlands (Dutch)
omvang, uitgebreidheid, uitgestrektheid, inbezitneming van land d.m.v. een schuldbrief, schuldbrief in zekere mate

Français (French)
n. - extension, étendue, superficie, longueur, ampleur, importance, étendue de la couverture (d'assurance), mesure, degré

idioms:

  • to some extent    jusqu'à un certain point, dans une certaine mesure
  • to such an extent that    à tel point que
  • to that extent    jusqu'à ce point
  • to the extent that    jusqu'à ce que, à tel point que
  • to what extent    dans quelle mesure

Deutsch (German)
n. - Extensität, Ausdehnung, Umfang, Maß

idioms:

  • to some extent    in gewissem Maße
  • to such an extent that    derart
  • to that extent    zu diesem Maße
  • to the extent that    in solchem Maße, daß
  • to what extent    in welchem Maße

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκταση, μέγεθος, σημασία, όριο, βαθμός ή σημείο (μέχρι το οποίο)

idioms:

  • to some extent    μέχρι κάποιο βαθμό
  • to such an extent that    σε τέτοιο βαθμό ώστε
  • to that extent    κατ' αυτό, ως προς αυτό
  • to the extent that    σε βαθμό ώστε, σε σημείο που
  • to what extent    μέχρι ποίου σημείου

Italiano (Italian)
estensione

idioms:

  • to a large extent    in larga misura
  • to some/a certain extent    fino a un certo grado
  • to such an extent that    fino al punto che
  • to that extent    fino a quel punto
  • to the extent that    fino al punto che
  • to what extent    fino a che limite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - extensão (f), dimensão (m), comprimento (m)

idioms:

  • to a large extent    em grande parte
  • to some/a certain extent    até certo ponto
  • to such an extent that    a tal ponto
  • to that extent    a tal ponto que
  • to the extent that    a ponto que
  • to what extent    a que ponto

Русский (Russian)
протяженность, объем, пределы, степень

idioms:

  • to a large extent    в значительной мере
  • to some/a certain extent    до некоторой степени
  • to such an extent that    до такой степени что
  • to that extent    до такой степени
  • to the extent that    до такой степени что
  • to what extent    насколько

Español (Spanish)
n. - extensión, punto, alcance

idioms:

  • to some extent    hasta cierto punto
  • to such an extent that    hasta tal punto
  • to that extent    hasta este punto
  • to the extent that    hasta tal punto que
  • to what extent    ¿hasta qué punto?, ¿hasta dónde?

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utsträckning, omfattning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
范围, 区域, 程度

idioms:

  • to some extent    到某种程度上
  • to such an extent that    达到这种程度以致...
  • to that extent    到那个程度
  • to the extent that    达到...程度以至于
  • to what extent    到什么程度

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 範圍, 區域, 程度

idioms:

  • to some extent    到某種程度上
  • to such an extent that    達到這種程度以致...
  • to that extent    到那個程度
  • to the extent that    達到...程度以至於
  • to what extent    到什麼程度

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 넓이, 정도

idioms:

  • to some extent    어느 정도까지는
  • to such an extent that    어려운 상황에 부딪혔음을 강조
  • to that extent    그 정도까지, 그만큼
  • to the extent that    ~한 정도까지
  • to what extent    어느 정도까지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 広さ, 広がり, 程度, 範囲

idioms:

  • to that extent    そこまでそれだけ
  • to the extent that    …するほど
  • to what extent    どこまで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدى, حد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮היקף, שיעור, מידה, גודל‬


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