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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.

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

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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• Dimensions and Directions - extent: maximum space across or through which something stretches out or reaches

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See words rhyming with "extent."

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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