extent
the point or degree to which something extends
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,347 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,383 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the point or degree to which something extends the extent of the damagethe full extent of the law
- the distance or area or volume over which something extends the vast extent of the desertan orchard of considerable extent
extent in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such was the extent of Bunce's drama writing.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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They looked, to a certain extent, upon their mission as a crusade.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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And he became distrustful, fussy, and suspicious, to an extent that he had never been before.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I gathered that the old feudal spirit still glowed to some extent in Mr Abney's bosom.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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He contented himself, therefore, with acquiring an estate that should be valuable, rather from its quality and beauty, than from its extent.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish · James Fenimore Cooper · Chapter 1