extent
the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, volume, or scope: the extent of his lands; to be right to a certain extent.
something extended, as a space; a particular length, area, or volume; something having extension: the limitless extent of the skies.
U.S. Law. a writ, or a levy, by which a debtor's lands are valued and transferred to the creditor, absolutely or for a term of years.
English Law.
Also called writ of extent. a writ to recover debts of a record due to the crown, under which land, property, etc., may be seized.
a seizure made under such a writ.
Logic. extension (def. 12).
Archaic. assessment or valuation, as of land.
Origin of extent
1Other words for extent
Other words from extent
- pre·ex·tent, noun
Words that may be confused with extent
- extant, extent
Words Nearby extent
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How to use extent in a sentence
He said more analysis is needed to determine the extent that excessive speeding contributed to the increase in speed-related crashes, but last year’s data shows a troubling trend.
Traffic counts fell during the coronavirus pandemic, but road fatalities still increased | Luz Lazo | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostIn the ocean, organisms accumulate these pieces in their bodies over their lifetimes, sometimes to harmful or lethal extents, and in turn microplastic also shows up in the seafood we eat.
Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health. | Ula Chrobak | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMost students probably will not see the changes until the fall, when the university has said it expects to reopen “to the fullest extent possible.”
George Washington University commits to single-use-plastic ban | Lauren Lumpkin | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostBoth sides are to a certain extent under the illusion if you got rid of Section 230, that would magically fix all of their problems.
Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? | Stephen Engelberg | February 9, 2021 | ProPublica“We as a state must be able to assure, to the greatest extent possible, that we maintain an unbiased, balanced and fair taxation system,” said Brad Witt, a state representative who leads Oregon’s House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions | by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting | February 5, 2021 | ProPublica
My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
And, as Gow adds wryly from his own personal experience, “To a huge extent they achieved that aim very well.”
That was the extent of it during the peak of the flames, and the numbers that swooshed around in the press the next day.
The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot | Shinan Govani | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI did not think that it would go to the extent it did, but our office was not shocked.
The Baptism of Michael Brown Sr. and Ferguson’s Baptism by Fire | Justin Glawe | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo what extent was the testimony the grand jury heard corroborated or contradicted by forensic evidence?
Ferguson’s Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story | Paul Campos | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut what a magnificent plain is this we are entering upon: it is of immense extent.
Adequate conception of the extent, the variety, the excellence of the works of Art here heaped together is impossible.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyTobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAnd it is too true that ages of subjugation have demoralized, to a fearful extent, the Italian People.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
British Dictionary definitions for extent
/ (ɪkˈstɛnt) /
the range over which something extends; scope: the extent of the damage
an area or volume: a vast extent of concrete
US law a writ authorizing a person to whom a debt is due to assume temporary possession of his debtor's lands
logic another word for extension (def. 11)
Origin of extent
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with extent
see to some degree (extent).
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