Extent
[ɪk'stent;ek-] or [ɪk'stɛnt]
Definition
(noun.) the distance or area or volume over which something extends; 'the vast extent of the desert'; 'an orchard of considerable extent'.
(noun.) 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'.
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Definition
(a.) Extended.
(n.) Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity.
(n.) Degree; measure; proportion.
(n.) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment.
(n.) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Expansion, expanse, amplitude.[2]. Bulk, size, magnitude, volume.[3]. Length, reach, stretch, compass.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Degree, distance, quantity, space, size
ANT:Diminution, restriction, limitation
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Examples
- It demonstrated the extent of her Westernization. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Under these circumstances my first impression altered to a certain extent. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I am quite ready to go in for it, to the same extent as if I believed it. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Why, yes, he said, to that extent the people do share. Plato. The Republic.
- The grounds were more than an acre and a quarter in extent, and they were filled with people! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why should a man scrape himself to that extent, before he could consider himself full dressed? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- After which strong avowal Bella underwent reaction, and cried to any extent, with her face on the back of her chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You would get to know the extent of your power too clearly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Possibly they mingled to a certain extent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In waste and uninclosed lands, any person who discovers a tin mine may mark out its limits to a certain extent, which is called bounding a mine. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Secondly, In a private copartnery, each partner is bound for the debts contracted by the company, to the whole extent of his fortune. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But what do you say of music, which also entered to a certain extent into our former scheme? Plato. The Republic.
- His abilities, in both these respects, are generally in proportion to the extent of his stock, or to the number of people whom it can employ. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He knew to the full extent only through experience, what a large place in his life was left blank when her familiar little figure went out of it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mrs. Bagnet forgets the day to the extent of filling a pipe and a glass for Mr. Bucket and waiting upon him hospitably. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I had a very confused knowledge of kingdoms, wide extents of country, mighty rivers, and boundless seas. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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