extent Значение & определение

Значение на extent на български

• 0 area or length; amount:

  • From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers).

  • We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are).

  • Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew).

  • The River Nile is over 6,500 6,5000 kilometres in extent (= length).

  • She had not realized the extent to which the children had been affected.

  • Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them.

  • Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.

  • The rich will not benefit from the proposed changes to the tax system to the same extent as the lower paid.

  • To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.

  • The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired.

  • To what extent will the budget have to be modified?

  • To what extent do you think he's aware of the problem?

• 1 the area, length, or size of something:

  • Approaching the airport, you could see the full extent of the island.

• 2 the degree or limit of something; how great or severe something is:

  • To some extent it was my fault, though I didn’t mean any harm.

  • We didn’t know the extent of his injuries.

  • It makes sense to a certain extent to write down everything.