Extent (Noun)
Meaning 1
The distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The city was still trying to assess the extent of the hurricane damage after several days of repair work.
- Her reputation suffered to some extent when she lost her first high-profile court case as a defense attorney.
- It is impossible to exaggerate the extent to which coffee fueled our team during those all-night project work sessions.
- By then the group realized to a large extent the role misinformation had played in misleading their parents when they first adopted it as policy.
- Prenuptial agreements limit the extent of an inheritance should either party involved later go on to start over or part with his former lover completely.