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.
2 the degree or limit of something; how great or severe something is: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Môžeme to dokončiť krok za krokom, nech je cesta akokoľvek dlhá a nedá sa dokončiť, nech je cesta akokoľvek krátka, ak si ani neoznačíte svoju stopu.