extent

extent
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noun
1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) størrelse, areal, omfang, utstrekning
2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) omfang, grad, rekkevidde, utstrekning
omfang
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størrelse
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utstrekning
subst. \/ɪkˈstent\/, \/ekˈstent\/
1) (også overført) utstrekning, omfang, vidde, grad, størrelse
this is a movement of considerable extent
dette er en bevegelse med stor utbredelse
the extent of danger is unclear
det er uklart hvor farlig det er
we saw the full extent of the park
vi fikk se parken i hele dens utstrekning
this road is four kilometres in extent
denne veien er fire kilometer lang
2) strekning, overflate, areal, område
he owned a vast extent of marsh
han eide et enormt område med myrstrekninger
3) (jus, historisk) vurdering (av jordeiendom), utlegg
to a great extent i stor utstrekning, i høy grad, for en stor del
to some extent til en viss grad, i noen grad
to such an extent that i en slik grad at
to the extent of opp til, til et beløp av
to the extent that i den grad at
to the full extent i full utstrekning
to the full extent of his power
så mye han klarer\/makter
he heard the full extent of of the tragedy
han fikk kjennskap til alle detaljer ved tragedien
to what extent i hvilken grad, i hvor høy grad

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