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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Anglo-French |
| Origin: | extente, from Latin extendere; EXTEND |
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ex‧tent S2 W1
1 used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is
to ... extent
to a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent (=partly) 
We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad.I do agree with him to an extent.
We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad.I do agree with him to an extent. to a lesser/greater extent (=less or more) It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France.
It will affect farmers in Spain and to a lesser extent in France. to such an extent that/to the extent that (=so much that) Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.
Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.2 [uncountable] how large, important, or serious something is, especially something such as a problem or injury
3 [uncountable] the length or size of something :
