extent

How much something is true, happens, or affects something else.

• I agree to some extent.
• The weather influenced our plans to a certain extent.
• To what extent does money affect happiness?

How to use it: to a certain/some extent (To some extent, success depends on luck.); to what extent… (To what extent can we trust these figures?)

Similar words: degree

Common phrases: to some extent, to an extent, to what extent

How large something is, how far it reaches, or how much it affects.

• We measured the extent of the damage.
• The map shows the full extent of the forest.
• Nobody knew the extent of her influence.

How to use it: the extent of something (The survey revealed the extent of the problem.)

Similar words: size, range, scale

Common phrases: the full extent, extent of something, geographical extent