ex·tent ( k-st nt )n. 1. a. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends: landowners unaware of the extent of their own holdings. b. The degree to which a thing extends: prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 2. An extensive space or area: an extent of desert. 3. Law a. A writ allowing a creditor to assume temporary ownership of a debtor's property. b. In Great Britain, a writ allowing a creditor to seize a debtor's property temporarily. c. The seizure in execution of such a writ. 4. Archaic An assessment or valuation, as of land in Britain, especially for taxation. [Middle English extente, assessment on land, from Anglo-Norman, from feminine past participle of extendre, to extend, from Latin extendere; see extend.] |
extent [ɪkˈstɛnt]
n
1. the range over which something extends; scope the extent of the damage
2. an area or volume a vast extent of concrete
3. (Law) US Law a writ authorizing a person to whom a debt is due to assume temporary possession of his debtor's lands
4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic another word for extension [11]
[from Old French extente, from Latin extentus extensive, from extendere to extend]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | extent - 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" |
| 2. | extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" coverage - the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent" frontage - the extent of land abutting on a street or water limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" ambit, range, scope, reach, compass, orbit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" length - the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" |
extent
Translations
extent [ɪksˈtent] N
1. (in space) [of land, road] → extensión f
2. (= scope) [of knowledge, damage, activities] → alcance m; [of power] → límite m
the extent of the problem → el alcance or la envergadura del problema
we did not know the extent of his injuries until later → no tuvimos conocimiento del alcance de sus lesiones hasta más tarde
the extent of the problem → el alcance or la envergadura del problema
we did not know the extent of his injuries until later → no tuvimos conocimiento del alcance de sus lesiones hasta más tarde
3. (= degree) [of commitment, loss] → grado m
to what extent? → ¿hasta qué punto?
to a certain or to some extent → hasta cierto punto
to a large extent → en gran parte or medida
to a small extent → en menor grado
to such an extent that → hasta tal punto que
to the extent of (= as far as) → hasta el punto de; (in money) → por la cantidad de
to that extent, she is right → en ese sentido, ella tiene razón
to what extent? → ¿hasta qué punto?
to a certain or to some extent → hasta cierto punto
to a large extent → en gran parte or medida
to a small extent → en menor grado
to such an extent that → hasta tal punto que
to the extent of (= as far as) → hasta el punto de; (in money) → por la cantidad de
to that extent, she is right → en ese sentido, ella tiene razón
extent [ɪkˈstɛnt] n
(= area) → étendue f
(= degree) [damage, loss] → importance f
the full extent of the problem → toute l'étendue du problème
to some extent, to a certain extent → dans une certaine mesure
to a large extent → en grande partie
to what extent? → dans quelle mesure?, jusqu'à quel point?
to the extent of doing sth → au point de faire qch
to such an extent that ... → à tel point que ...
the full extent of the problem → toute l'étendue du problème
to some extent, to a certain extent → dans une certaine mesure
to a large extent → en grande partie
to what extent? → dans quelle mesure?, jusqu'à quel point?
to the extent of doing sth → au point de faire qch
to such an extent that ... → à tel point que ...
extent
n
(= range, scope, of knowledge, alterations, power, activities, commitments) → Umfang m; (of damage, losses) → Ausmaß nt, → Umfang m; debts to the extent of £5,000 → Schulden in Höhe von £ 5.000
(= degree) → Grad m, → Maß nt; to some extent → bis zu einem gewissen Grade; to what extent → inwieweit; to a certain extent → in gewissem Maße; to a large/lesser extent → in hohem/geringerem Maße; she was involved only to the extent of investing a small amount → ihre Beteiligung beschränkte sich auf die Investition einer kleinen Summe; to such an extent that … → dermaßen or derart, dass …; he was ruined to the extent that he had to sell everything → er war dermaßen ruiniert, dass er alles verkaufen musste; such was the extent of the damage → so groß war der Schaden
extent [ɪksˈtɛnt] n (of land) → estensione f; (of road) → lunghezza; (of knowledge, activities, power) → portata; (degree, of damage, loss) → proporzioni fpl
to what extent → in che misura, fino a che punto
to a certain/large extent → in certa/larga misura
to such an extent that → a tal punto che
to the extent of → fino al punto di
to some extent → fino a un certo punto
extent [ɪksˈtɛnt] n (of land) → estensione f; (of road) → lunghezza; (of knowledge, activities, power) → portata; (degree, of damage, loss) → proporzioni fpl
to what extent → in che misura, fino a che punto
to a certain/large extent → in certa/larga misura
to such an extent that → a tal punto che
to the extent of → fino al punto di
to some extent → fino a un certo punto
to what extent → in che misura, fino a che punto
to a certain/large extent → in certa/larga misura
to such an extent that → a tal punto che
to the extent of → fino al punto di
to some extent → fino a un certo punto
extent [ɪksˈtɛnt] n (of land) → estensione f; (of road) → lunghezza; (of knowledge, activities, power) → portata; (degree, of damage, loss) → proporzioni fpl
to what extent → in che misura, fino a che punto
to a certain/large extent → in certa/larga misura
to such an extent that → a tal punto che
to the extent of → fino al punto di
to some extent → fino a un certo punto
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