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to some extent

to some extent prepositional phrase: partly; in part.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Partly; in part.
    • Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be...1958 April, M. D. Greville, “Norway's Most Northerly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 240
    • It is no answer to say that "my" programme in art and letters has gradually been forced through, has, to some extent, grabbed its place in the sun. For one thing, I don't care about "minority culture." I have never cared a damn about snobbisms or for writing ultimately for the few.1960, Ezra Pound, Impact: essays on ignorance and the decline of American civilization, page 88

Synonyms of to some extent

Questions about to some extent

What does to some extent mean?
To some extent means partly; in part.
What part of speech is to some extent?
To some extent is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to some extent in the dictionary

  1. to rights
  2. to save one's life
  3. to say nothing of
  4. to say the least
  5. to scale
  6. to some extent
  7. to someone's credit
  8. to someone's face
  9. to someone's liking
  10. to someone's taste
  11. to spare

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