extent

Plural: extents

Noun

• The degree or range to which something extends.
• 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"
• the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  • "the vast extent of the desert"
  • "an orchard of considerable extent"
• A range of values or locations.
• The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
• A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
• The valuation of property.
• A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.

Adj

• Extended.

Examples

• I'm a thoroughgoing pragmatist to the fullest extent of the word.
• The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
• The extent of his Scrabble vocabulary was truly impressive, often surprising opponents.

Synonyms

expanse, extension, extent

Related Words

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