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noun

/ɪkˈstent/

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1
[uncountable] the size and importance of a problem or situation
extent of:
We were shocked by the extent of the damage.
The government underestimated the extent of the contamination.
the full/true extent:
Doctors still do not know the full extent of his injuries.
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2
[singular/uncountable] the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
the extent to which:
The extent to which your diet is successful depends on your willpower.
Languages vary in the extent to which they rely on word order.
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3
[uncountable] the size or area of something
Open the table to its fullest extent.
in extent:
almost an acre in extent
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to a large/great extent
mainly
The complaints were to a large extent valid.
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to a lesser/greater extent
used for saying that something is less true/more true than a previous statement
A child’s values come from its parents and, to a lesser extent, from its schooling.
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to some/a certain/a limited extent
partly, but not completely
To a certain extent, I was relieved.
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to the/such an extent that
used for saying that because one thing is happening something else happens
His business is failing to such an extent that it is losing over £20,000 a year.
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