extentex‧tent /ɪkˈstent/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 
We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad. I do agree with him to an extent.to a great/large extent Its success will depend to a large extent on local attitudes.to a lesser/greater extent (=less or more) It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France. They examined the extent to which (=how much) age affected language-learning ability. To what extent (=how much) did she influence his decision?to such an extent that/to the extent that (=so much that) Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.2[uncountable] how large, important, or serious something is, especially something such as a problem or injuryextent of Considering the extent of his injuries, he’s lucky to be alive. It’s too early to assess the full extent of the damage.3[uncountable] the length or size of something: They opened out the nets to their full extent.in extent The region is over 10,000 square kilometres in extent.► see thesaurus at sizeCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1phrasesto some extent/to a certain extent (=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.to a large/great extent (=a large amount)· The materials we use will depend to a large extent on what is available.to a small extent (=a small amount)· The plan succeeded to a small extent.to a greater extent (=more)· Children suffer the effects of poor diet to a greater extent than adults.to a lesser extent (also to less extent) (=less)· The same is true for women, though to a lesser extent.to a considerable/significant extent (=a considerable or significant amount)· The affair affected his popularity to a considerable extent.to a limited extent (=not a very large amount)· In the USA, and to a limited extent in Britain, the housing market is in recession.to such an extent that/to the extent that (=so much that)· He annoyed her to such an extent that she had to leave the room.to the same extent (=to the same amount)· The roads were congested but not to the same extent as in London.to what extent? (=how much?)· To what extent does cutting down trees contribute to climate change?the extent to which (=how much)· The report focused on the use of speed cameras, particularly the extent to which they reduced accidents.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthe full extent· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.the actual/true extent· Rescue workers still do not know the true extent of the disaster.verbsknow/realize the extent of something· We do not yet know the extent of the damage.understand the extent of something· Other people didn’t seem to understand the extent of his disability.discover/find out the extent of something· We were shocked when we discovered the extent of the fraud.assess/establish/determine the extent of something· We are still trying to assess the extent of the problem.show/reveal the extent of something· These pictures show the extent of the devastation caused by the earthquake.· A report published by the government has revealed the extent of air pollution in the area.
WORD ORIGINextent
Origin:
1500-1600 Anglo-French extente, from Latin extendere; ➔ EXTENDEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Considering the extent of his injuries, he's lucky to be alive.
- Discontent had grown to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the new tax.
- Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.
- the extent of the palace grounds
- The extent of the Red Creek ranch is enormous.
- The principality measured about 16,500 kilometres in extent.
- To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars?
- Complete disruption of lysosomes also occurs, but to a lesser extent resulting in less marked release of enzyme into the supernatant.
- Precision defines the extent to which a measurement technique can discriminate between differences in magnitude.
- She stared at him without speaking, examining the extent of the damage.
- So opacity can be equated with the extent to which the reader is required to be creative.
- To the extent that he focused on Indochina at all, he was ambivalent.
- To the extent that these prudential rules vary the Right of Establishment tends to be inoperative.
- To what extent is it possible to align states and nations in the contemporary world?
- To what extent is the pattern already preformed?
THESAURUS
noun [countable, uncountable] how big someone or something is: · What size is that shirt?· The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.· Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.· Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.· The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.· There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.· Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.· The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size.· The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small.· In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
noun [plural] the length, width, and height of an object, room, building etc: · What are the dimensions of the table?
noun [plural] the length, width, or height of something, or of someone’s body: · I need to check the measurements of the window.· Your waist measurement is 31 inches.· The nurse took my measurements.
noun [plural] the relative sizes of the different parts of an object, room, building etc: · The proportions don’t look right to me.· You can sit in the Plaza and admire the proportions of the cathedral.
noun [countable, uncountable] the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers: · To measure the area of a room, you need to multiply the length by the width.
noun [uncountable] the size of a large area: · The extent of the ranch is enormous.· The island measured about 1,600 kilometres in extent.
noun [uncountable] the very large size of something: · The statue’s massive bulk made it difficult to move.· his enormous bulk· The view was dominated by the huge bulk of the power station.
noun [singular] the amount that a container will hold: · The capacity of the tank is around 500 gallons.· The computer’s memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes.· All the storage units were filled to capacity.
noun [singular] the amount of space that a substance fills, or that an object contains: · The average domestic swimming pool has a volume of 45,000 litres.· This instrument measures the volume of air in your lungs.· Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank.· The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.
Longman Language Activatorthe amount of something bad such as crime, poverty etc use this when you are talking generally about how often something bad happens: amount of: · There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.· The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.
use this to talk about the exact amount of a particular problem at one time, even though this amount may go up or down at other times: · Pollution levels in some rivers are already dangerous.the level of something: · the rising level of crime in the inner cities
use this to talk about the number of times something happens within a certain period of time, especially when talking about crime, social problems etc: the crime/divorce/suicide/murder etc rate: · Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.· There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.
use this to talk about how large and how serious a problem is: the extent of something: · Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.· Considering the extent of his injuries, he's lucky to be alive.to such an extent (=to such a large degree): · Discontent had grown to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the new tax.to what extent: · To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars?
formal use this to talk about the number of times something bad happens, for example how many people have a particular illness, or how many crimes or accidents there are: the incidence of something: · Since the early 1970s the incidence of breast cancer has increased by about 1% per year.high/low incidence: · Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this district.· a neighborhood with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse
more than someone or something else having a particular quality or characteristic to a greater degree than someone or something else: · You can see the buildings from the ground, of course, but they look more dramatic from the air.more than: · Anthony needs to practise more than the other students, but he gets it right in the end.more ... than: · She's more intelligent than her brothers.· Most women felt that female bosses were "more involved" than their male counterparts.much/far/a little/a lot more: · People here are far more friendly than they are in England.· The old version of Tomb Raider was a lot more limited in scope than this one.more like: · I think you look more like your aunt Margaret than your sister does.
more than another person, thing, or place: · The students with more experience help the newcomers get to grips with the course.more than: · So Claire earns more than you?· In the study, men showed more concern than the women who took part.
use this about a feeling, quality, or amount that is larger than someone or something else's: greater than: · His understanding of Chinese philosophy is greater than any Westerner's I've met.greater something than: · We enjoy greater freedom than women in many other countries.
use this about prices, speeds, or amounts that are bigger than someone else's: · We tried to calculate the effect of a higher minimum wage on employment and hours worked.· Janette's SAT scores were higher than anyone elses.higher something than: · In the 1960s, Japan achieved a higher rate of economic growth than most other countries.
happening more in one situation than in another - used in literary and scientific contexts: · This theme is developed in the novels of D.H. Lawrence, and to a greater extent E.M. Forster.to a greater extent/degree than: · Women, to a greater degree than men, tend to start abusing alcohol when they are under pressure at work.
to be a part of something · The road was partly blocked by a fallen tree.· What he told us was only partly true.· He was educated partly in Glasgow and partly in London.partly because · The accident happened partly because we were having an argument in the car.
if something partially happens, it does not happen completely or does not include all of something: · The house was partially destroyed by the explosion.· The ice had partially melted and there was a pool of water on the table.· The advertising campaign was only partially successful.
: half-eaten/half-finished etc if something is half-eaten, half-finished etc, half of it has been eaten, finished etc: · There was a half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray.· "That's good," he said dully, putting down his half-eaten sandwich.· I found him sitting on his bed, half-dressed.· The houses were half-submerged by the flood water.
use this especially to say that you are only partly sure about something or that you only partly agree with or believe something: · "Who was he hiding from?" "I'm not completely sure."· I'm not entirely convinced that we have enough control over schools as it is.· "So, is everything clear?" "Not entirely."
use this to say that something is partly true but not completely true: · Doing well in exams is to some extent a matter of luck.· To a certain extent it was our own fault that we lost the contract.· His figures were correct - up to a point.
formal partly or in a limited way - used especially in discussions and arguments: · The situation has been improved to a degree in recent months.· Golding's novel is to some degree experimental in style.
formal if something happens in part because of something, it is partly caused by it: · They developed their ideas in part from important work by Paykel.· Although bad management was the major factor, the firm's problems were due in part to a fall-off in demand.
how big or small something is · What size is that shirt?· Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.the size of · The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.(be) the size of (=the same size as something else) · Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.(be) twice/half/three times etc the size of (=twice as big, half as big etc as something else) · The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.of different/various sizes · There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.double/triple etc in size · Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.grow/increase/shrink etc in size · The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size.vary/differ/range etc in size · The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small.(of) this/that size (=as big as this one or that one) · In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
use this to ask or talk about the size of something: · How big is the table? Do you think it'll fit in the trunk?· How big is the Dead Sea?· We need to know how big the rooms are.
the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers: area of: · The boat's sail had an area of more than 50 square yards.· Calculate the area of the walls and ceiling before you buy the paint.surface area: · The rate at which an ice cube melts depends on its surface area.
the height, width, and length of an object, building etc - use this especially to give exact measurements: · The dimensions are printed on the side of the box.dimensions of: · What are the dimensions of the dining-room table?
the size of a large area: · The extent of the Red Creek ranch is enormous.in extent: · The principality measured about 16,500 kilometres in extent.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1phrases a report to assess the impact of advertising on children This was true in Madrid and, to a lesser extent, Valencia and Seville. Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary. Never underestimate the power of the press.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.
(=a large amount)· The materials we use will depend to a large extent on what is available.
(=a small amount)· The plan succeeded to a small extent.
(=more)· Children suffer the effects of poor diet to a greater extent than adults.
(also to less extent) (=less)· The same is true for women, though to a lesser extent.
(=a considerable or significant amount)· The affair affected his popularity to a considerable extent.
(=not a very large amount)· In the USA, and to a limited extent in Britain, the housing market is in recession.
(=so much that)· He annoyed her to such an extent that she had to leave the room.
(=to the same amount)· The roads were congested but not to the same extent as in London.
(=how much?)· To what extent does cutting down trees contribute to climate change?
(=how much)· The report focused on the use of speed cameras, particularly the extent to which they reduced accidents.
Meaning 2adjectives· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.
· Rescue workers still do not know the true extent of the disaster.
verbs· We do not yet know the extent of the damage.
· Other people didn’t seem to understand the extent of his disability.
· We were shocked when we discovered the extent of the fraud.
· We are still trying to assess the extent of the problem.
· These pictures show the extent of the devastation caused by the earthquake.· A report published by the government has revealed the extent of air pollution in the area.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a report to assess the impact of advertising on children (=say that the size or degree of something is greater than it really is)· The army exaggerated the extent to which the operation was a success.
This was true in Madrid and, to a lesser extent, Valencia and Seville. Her condition deteriorated to such an extent that a blood transfusion was considered necessary.· Our main difficulty is finding out the true extent of the problem.
Never underestimate the power of the press.· Other species of Ophiolebes species have a thickened skin covering the disk and to a certain extent the arm spines.· I felt that way about my boss to a certain extent.· Bone modifications All predators modify the bones of their prey to a certain extent.· His career, to a certain extent.· Being a student, Deborah was able, to a certain extent, to make her own timetable.· In addition, the organized networks could to a certain extent rely on intimidation and social pressure.· They say that although to a certain extent the cuts were expected, moral is still very low.· Those in young offender institutions are occupied satisfactorily, to a certain extent, in open air work.
· The religious divisions also hardened to a considerable extent into national ones.· Even this madness is also to a considerable extent a matter of performance, of enactment.· To a considerable extent these aims are being achieved.· But the show is rescued to a considerable extent by works that do have the ability to make you glad you came.· It should be noted that these stages are to a considerable extent socially and economically determined.· The size of the service sector is an impediment to economic growth because it depends upon inflation to a considerable extent.· The process which Peter had set in motion persisted to a considerable extent after his death.· It is a way of thinking that is predominant in social research and to a considerable extent in social theory, too.
· I run the nets out to the full extent and erect them on the return journey.· Somehow news correspondents covering the administration, including me, never grasped the full extent of the guerrilla war within the administration.· Noades has revealed the full extent of fury from Selhurst Park supporters at what they perceived as his personal attack on Coppell.· They have everyone involved to the fullest possible extent.· The exercise programme should not, however, be the full extent of coronary rehabilitation.· This was the full extent of the investigation.· From 300 metres above Mara River Camp you can see virtually the full extent of the area.· But that is the full extent of the money listed from dinner participants.
· These terms are obviously meant to degrade Tom and this also shows racial prejudice although not to such a great extent.· All of us, to a greater or lesser extent, have been doing this all our lives.· During the cold war, and to a great extent because of it, the colonial world achieved political independence.· The Royal School of Church Music concentrates to a great extent on essentially simple music for small choirs with restricted resources.· To some extent we all do: to a greater extent, perhaps, all actors do this.· Mutuality of feeling may enable acceptance of this in both partners and to a greater or lesser extent usually does.· It's an old maxim but it's true: to a great extent, you are what you eat.
· Convictions in criminal cases are pronounced by the courts, yet to a large extent they are the product of police action.· The localised struggles there are to a large extent a variation on a wider pattern of exploitation and greed.· To a large extent, luck and serendipity made us the kind of scientists we are, and brought us together.· To a large extent this is perhaps inevitably a criticism of the chairman from September 1983, Robert Reid.· To a large extent, garden visitors are self-policing, with very limited vandalism or public order problems.· Time had to a very large extent proved the cure he needed.· Yet to a large extent it was a question of symbiosis.· To a large extent this social unrepresentativeness reflects some of the structural inequalities of contemporary society.
· To a lesser extent, the same failure can be observed in the private sector.· The arts, too, have been transformed by modern technology, though to a lesser extent than industry.· All societies differentiate and, to a greater or lesser extent, allocate unequal rewards on the basis of age.· Both historians proceed to a greater or lesser extent by way of discussion of great photographers.· I feel the same way about ballet and, to a lesser extent, basketball.· In these cases A is to a greater or lesser extent unclear, ambiguous.· That method is frequently used in conjunction with the schematic method of interpretation and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the literal method.
· Now - but only to a limited extent - the officer has lost some discretion in handling routine cases.· A few instances of forged documentation and fraud have subsequently occurred, but only to a limited extent.· Only to a limited extent are these new electronic services yet replacing specific print products.· The company's hotels are run as autonomous units, and their operations are only co-ordinated to a limited extent.· She knew their offers of support were perfectly genuine and of strictly limited extent.· It is open to human reason and, to a limited extent, to human control.· On the other hand the accountancy profession has only contributed, to a limited extent, to improving commercial and professional accountability.· The result is a deeply flawed book in many ways, though useful, to a limited extent, in others.
· This is also true to some extent for the Crown Court cases.· Every-thing I have said here about the psychotherapist is also true to some extent for all the other health professionals involved.· This is true to some extent but the analogy must not be taken too far as there are some important differences.· Environmentalists welcomed the move, claiming that some fishermen in Cornwall and the South-West were disguising the true extent of the problem.· That's true to some extent.· The true extent of the phenomenon is not at present clear, but not all sense-spectra are of the metaphorical sort.· But yesterday Ferguson, along with club doctor Francis McHugh, decided to clarify the true extent of Sharpe's problem.· This may be true to some extent, but let us examine the position arithmetically.
VERB· However, a consideration of this measure reveals the problems faced when trying to assess the extent of poverty.· The research attempts to assess the nature and extent of black progress in recent years in light of these issues.· He apologised for having failed to assess the extent of corruption and abuse of power.· It's too early to assess the full extent of the damage.· Nor need the courts assess the extent to which such harms are measurable against any standard of consequential morality.· At least two separate industries will be examined, to assess to what extent the results may be generalized.· Even more difficult to assess is the extent to which and in what ways religion might be important to people.· Fourth, to assess to the extent to which estate agents have an impact on the housing market.
· It occurs after another consonant, and the way it is produced depends to some extent on the nature of that consonant.· The degree to which women take power seems to depend on the extent to which the men are absent.· The frequency of this monitoring will depend upon the extent and type of surgery.· The operating system of choice will depend to some extent on which transport highway consumers ride and the user interface they prefer.· Finally, whether the applicant's interest is sufficient depends to some extent on the seriousness of the alleged illegality.· The kind of protection that you may require depends to some extent on the status of your employer.· But it all depends on the extent of the injury.· These features are probably reflections of the degree of leaching, which depends to a large extent on the rainfall.
· Government policy in the nineteenth century was important, but it did not determine the extent and geography of cattle stealing.· Military intelligence maintained its surveillance of black organizational activity to determine the extent of black radicalism.· The initial setting of the co-text determines the extent of the context within which the hearer will understand what is said next.· This is important for determining the extent to which the congregation may participate in the prayer.· At the same time a referendum on his rule should determine the extent of parliament's legitimacy.· When Johnson was diagnosed, he ceased physical activity while doctors determined the extent of his illness.· However, an overall sense of direction will be determined by the extent to which we are happy with the answers given.· Laid on top of this choice is that of determining the extent of the investment in co-ordination of the various operations.
· In particular, it will examine the extent to which questions concerning women and power have become part of mainstream political sociology.· First, they examine the extent to which different presidential systems are likely to experience democratic breakdown.· She stared at him without speaking, examining the extent of the damage.· The research will examine the extent to which reductions in naval strengths can become part of the wider negotiated arms control process.· It set up a House of Lords Select Committee in 1881 to examine the extent of juvenile prostitution.· The first phase of the research examines the extent to which differences in memory and inferential skills contribute to comprehension difficulties.· The project is intended to begin to explore these possibilities by examining the extent to which expert systems can acquire human expertise.
· The landscape itself indicates the extent of the danger.· Inviting other home owners and managers to each home in turn indicates the extent to which this openness has developed.· The line under each of the two patterns indicates the extent of the integrated plasmids.· Such statements, though frequently unjustified, indicate the extent to which rhetoric of this kind had become widely acceptable.· Recall and precision are measures of index effectiveness, indicating the extent to which relevant documents are retrieved.· They are therefore designed to indicate to what extent and in what ways the child uses language in naturalistic settings.· Consumers indicate the extent to which they value air travel by the price they are willing to pay.· Some other form of comparison is therefore necessary to indicate the extent to which a child is experiencing difficulties.
· But they have also been-and to a limited extent still are-important as a method of relative dating.· States could also define the meaning of disabled to narrowly limit the extent of coverage.· They are seen in a partisan perspective, a perception that limits the extent of their popular appeal.· This absence of small denominations would clearly limit the extent to which coinage could have been used.· Historically change has been limited in extent since traditional lore and experience play a greater part in extensive systems.· These powers will limit the extent to which men and women can be autonomous and equal in love-making.· If lifetime employment is so limited, to what extent have labour unions fought to widen its coverage?
· If we had had something similar before, this would have revealed the full extent of our Director's motoring convictions.· Modern surveys have revealed the extent to which the public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.· The popularity of religious cult communities reveals the extent to which many people have turned their backs on the family.· Noades has revealed the full extent of fury from Selhurst Park supporters at what they perceived as his personal attack on Coppell.· The case reveals the extent to which the church as an institution was coupled with the nation.· Recent surveys including that carried out by the Linguistic Minorities Project 1985 have revealed the extent to which Britain is multilingual.· That the vanguard was so severely curtailed reveals the extent of the Soviet Union's conservatism, conformism and inferiority complex.· Table 8.1 revealed the extent to which flexible exchange rates have been adopted.
· Research is even showing the extent to which mood determines what people buy.· By dawn the gale had abated, and the daylight showed the full extent of the damage.· This short case-study shows the extent to which a multi-plant set of factories is vulnerable to continuing change.· The photograph shows the extent of the planting with Debbie installing a new plant into the display.· Probability graph paper exists to show the extent to which a distribution deviates from the Gaussian shape.· Although open to misinterpretation, this at least in principle shows the extent to which employers were hunting for workers.· Lawyers claimed they had tried to suppress official papers showing the extent of the arms selling operation.· Two cases burning up the Internet show the extent to which technology has become the front line in the battles over privacy.
· It believes that the government report may be underestimating the speed and extent of extinctions.· In fact, the Labour Force Survey underestimates the extent of this discrimination.· The later figures may therefore underestimate the extent to which wealth is concentrated.· This probably underestimates the extent to which there has been a wider shift away from direct council provision, however.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to ... extent used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change isto a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent (=partly)- Energy is measured in calories and comes principally from carbohydrates and fats, and to a lesser extent from protein.
- First, remove the external influences to the maximum extent possible.
- Or to what extent should a religious discourse be developed or avoided in favour of every-day language?
- Other species of Ophiolebes species have a thickened skin covering the disk and to a certain extent the arm spines.
- They are thus to some extent limited in where they can invest, as we discuss further in chapter 6.
- To some extent the charge of inflexibility can also be countered by reference to the provisions sanctioning exception from the National Curriculum.
- To what extent do such conditions vary from culture to culture?
- All of us, to a greater or lesser extent, have been doing this all our lives.
- All polite exchanges are conventional to a greater or lesser extent.
- All societies differentiate and, to a greater or lesser extent, allocate unequal rewards on the basis of age.
- Both historians proceed to a greater or lesser extent by way of discussion of great photographers.
- Different professional institutions may define to a greater or lesser extent the modes and their mix.
- In these cases A is to a greater or lesser extent unclear, ambiguous.
- They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.
- With every formal organisation there exists, to a greater or lesser extent, a complex informal organisation.
We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad. I do agree with him to an extent.to a great/large extent Its success will depend to a large extent on local attitudes.to a lesser/greater extent (=less or more) It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France. They examined the extent to which (=how much) age affected language-learning ability. To what extent (=how much) did she influence his decision?to such an extent that/to the extent that (=so much that) Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.2[uncountable] how large, important, or serious something is, especially something such as a problem or injuryextent of Considering the extent of his injuries, he’s lucky to be alive. It’s too early to assess the full extent of the damage.3[uncountable] the length or size of something: They opened out the nets to their full extent.in extent The region is over 10,000 square kilometres in extent.► see thesaurus at sizeCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1phrasesto some extent/to a certain extent (=partly)· What you say is true to some extent, but it’s not the whole picture.to a large/great extent (=a large amount)· The materials we use will depend to a large extent on what is available.to a small extent (=a small amount)· The plan succeeded to a small extent.to a greater extent (=more)· Children suffer the effects of poor diet to a greater extent than adults.to a lesser extent (also to less extent) (=less)· The same is true for women, though to a lesser extent.to a considerable/significant extent (=a considerable or significant amount)· The affair affected his popularity to a considerable extent.to a limited extent (=not a very large amount)· In the USA, and to a limited extent in Britain, the housing market is in recession.to such an extent that/to the extent that (=so much that)· He annoyed her to such an extent that she had to leave the room.to the same extent (=to the same amount)· The roads were congested but not to the same extent as in London.to what extent? (=how much?)· To what extent does cutting down trees contribute to climate change?the extent to which (=how much)· The report focused on the use of speed cameras, particularly the extent to which they reduced accidents.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivesthe full extent· He refused to reveal the full extent of his debts.the actual/true extent· Rescue workers still do not know the true extent of the disaster.verbsknow/realize the extent of something· We do not yet know the extent of the damage.understand the extent of something· Other people didn’t seem to understand the extent of his disability.discover/find out the extent of something· We were shocked when we discovered the extent of the fraud.assess/establish/determine the extent of something· We are still trying to assess the extent of the problem.show/reveal the extent of something· These pictures show the extent of the devastation caused by the earthquake.· A report published by the government has revealed the extent of air pollution in the area.