World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtent
/ɪkˈstɛnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The area covered by something; the range or scope of something.
"The extent of the damage was more severe than initially reported." - 2
The degree to which something is subject to a particular influence or effect.
"To a large extent, the success of the project depended on teamwork."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word extent, stemming from the Latin extentus, past participle of extendere meaning 'to stretch out'. It evolved historically to describe the physical size or range of something, and later expanded conceptually to denote the degree or scale to which something happens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extent" is said worldwide
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Étendue
Transliteration: etɑ̃dy
"L'étendue des dégâts était plus grave que prévu."
Ausmaß
Transliteration: ˈaʊsˌmaːs
"Das Ausmaß des Schadens war schwerwiegender als zunächst berichtet."
Estensione
Transliteration: es.tenˈzjone
"L'estensione dei danni era più grave di quanto inizialmente riportato."
Extensión
Transliteration: eks.tenˈsjon
"La extensión de los daños fue más grave de lo que se informó inicialmente."
Extensão
Transliteration: ɛʃˈtẽsɐ̃w
"A extensão dos danos foi mais grave do que inicialmente relatado."
सीमा
Transliteration: seema
"नुकसान की सीमा पहले से अधिक गंभीर थी।"
范围
Transliteration: fànwéi
"损坏的范围比最初报告的严重得多。"
범위
Transliteration: beomwi
"손상의 범위는 처음 보고된 것보다 더 심각했습니다."
範囲
Transliteration: han'i
"損害の範囲は最初に報告されたよりも深刻でした。"
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