English Dictionary
Definition of “extent”
extent (ɪkˈstɛnt
)
Definitions
noun
- the range over which something extends; scope ⇒
the extent of the damage
- an area or volume ⇒
a vast extent of concrete
- US law a writ authorizing a person to whom a debt is due to assume temporary possession of his debtor's lands
- logic another word for extension (sense 11)
Word Origin
C14: from Old French extente, from Latin extentus extensive, from extendere to extend
Synonyms
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=
magnitude,
amount,
degree,
scale,
level,
measure,
stretch,
quantity,
bulk,
duration,
expanse,
amplitude,
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size,
area,
range,
length,
reach,
bounds,
sweep,
sphere,
width,
compass,
breadth,
ambit,
Translations
- British English:
extent
The extentof a situation is how great, important, or serious it is.We don't know the extent of his injuries.ɪkˈstɛnt NOUN We don't know the extent of his injuries.
- Spanish:
extensión
nf
- French:
étendue
nf
- German:
Ausmaß
nnt
- Chinese: 程度 n
- Arabic: مَدَى n
- Portuguese: extensão nf
- Russian: протяжение nnt
- Croatian: razmjer nm
- Czech: rozloha nf
- Danish: omfang nnt
- Dutch: mate n
- Finnish: laajuus n
- Greek: έκταση nf
- Italian: estensione nf
- Japanese: 広がり n
- Korean: 범위 n
- Norwegian: omfang nnt
- Polish: zasięg nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: extensão nf
- European Spanish:
extensión
nf
- Swedish: omfattning nutr
- Thai: ขอบเขต n
- Turkish: boyut n
- Vietnamese: phạm vi n
Usage examples
I don't talk to him enough to really know the extent of his contacts.
Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)However, to a certain extent , good character properties seem to be the exception to this rule:'There are certain exceptions.
Country Life (2004)Seán Kelly of Kerry is the front-runner - to an extent that was bothering some of his connections last night.
Irish Times (2002)The debate about repeal of Section 28 revealed the extent of deep-seated, ill-informed prejudice.
Glasgow Herald (2001)His father's death underlined the extent to which the two men resembled one another, particularly in their solitary natures.
John Baxter, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)
