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  • extent — ex|tent W1S2 [ıkˈstent] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Anglo French; Origin: extente, from Latin extendere; EXTEND] 1.) to ... extent used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is to a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • extent — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • extent — /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,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • extent */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstent] / US noun 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… …   English dictionary

  • extent — [[t]ɪkste̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N SING: with supp, usu the N of n If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it. The government itself has little information on the extent of… …   English dictionary

  • full monty — /fʊl ˈmɒnti/ (say fool montee) Colloquial –noun 1. everything; the full extent: we don t want half the story – give us the full monty. 2. a striptease ending in complete nudity. 3. a state of complete nudity. –phrase 4. go (or do) the full monty …  

  • extent — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • extent — 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 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • extent — /əkˈstɛnt / (say uhk stent), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, or volume: the extent of a line; to the full extent of his power. 2. something extended; an extended space; a particular length, area …  

  • extent — n. 1 the space over which a thing extends. 2 the width or limits of application; scope (to a great extent; to the full extent of their power). Etymology: ME f. AF extente f. med.L extenta past part. of L extendere: see EXTEND …   Useful english dictionary

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