extent: translation
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall
▪ The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear.
▪ actual, exact, precise, true
▪ geographical, territorial
VERB + EXTENT
▪ reach
▪ The network had reached its greatest extent in route mileage.
▪ see
▪ consider, examine, explore, investigate
▪ assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, measure
▪ define, determine, establish, identify
▪ a statement defining the extent of Latvia's territory
▪ discover
▪ acknowledge, appreciate, realize, recognize
▪ know, understand
▪ We do not yet know the extent of her injuries.
▪ demonstrate, illustrate, indicate, make clear, reflect, reveal, show
▪ The operation revealed the extent of the cancer.
▪ discuss
▪ clarify, explain
▪ emphasize, highlight, underline (esp.BrE), underscore (esp. AmE)
▪ The victory underlined the extent to which Prussia had become a major power.
▪ increase
▪ exaggerate, overstate
▪ She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem.
▪ downplay, understate
▪ Those figures actually understate the extent of the problem.
▪ overestimate, underestimate
▪ ignore
▪ conceal, obscure
▪ limit, reduce, restrict
▪ to reduce the extent of deforestation
▪ affect
PREPOSITION
▪ in extent
▪ The park is about 20 acres in extent.
▪ to an extent
▪ To an extent (= to some degree) East-West distrust continued throughout the war.
▪ to a … extent
▪ He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.
PHRASES
▪ at sth's greatest extent (esp. BrE)
▪ At its greatest extent the empire comprised most of western France.
▪ to a considerable extent, to a great extent, to a large extent, to a significant extent
▪ to a certain extent, to some extent
▪ To some extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
▪ to a lesser extent, to a limited extent, to a small extent
▪ The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.
▪ to the extent possible (esp. AmE), to the fullest, greatest, maximum, etc. extent possible
▪ I will answer your questions about this case to the extent possible.
▪ to the same extent
▪ People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as they used to.