extent (noun)
1extent — ► NOUN 1) the area covered by something. 2) size or scale. 3) the degree to which something is the case: everyone compromises to some extent. ORIGIN Old French extente, from Latin extendere stretch out …
2extent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall ▪ The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear. ▪ actual, exact, precise …
3extent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend Date: 14th century 1. archaic valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation 2.… …
4extent — I noun amount, area, borders, bounds, breadth, circuit, compass, comprehensiveness, coverage, degree, dimensions, distance, expanse, gauge, hactenus, length, limit, limitation, magnitude, measure, quantity, range, reach, scope, size, space,… …
5extent — noun 1) two acres in extent Syn: area, size, expanse, length; proportions, dimensions 2) the full extent of her father s illness Syn: degree, scale, level, magnitude, scope; size …
6extent — noun 1) two acres in extent Syn: area, size, expanse, length, proportions, dimensions 2) the full extent of her illness Syn: degree, scale, level, magnitude, scope …
7extent — noun a) A range of values or locations. The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words. b) The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends …
8extent — noun 1》 the area covered by something. ↘the size or scale of something. 2》 the degree to which something is the case: everyone has to compromise to some extent. Origin ME (in the sense valuation of property ): from Anglo Norman Fr. extente,… …
9extent — ex|tent [ ık stent ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the 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 …
10extent — /Ik stent/ noun 1 (singular) the limit or degree of something s influence etc: The success of a marriage depends on the extent to which you are prepared to work at it. | to a certain extent/to some extent (=used to say that something is partly,… …
