# the extent to which

idiom · CEFR C1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/the-extent-to-which
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

the degree or amount that something is true or happens.

## Examples

- I do not know the extent to which he likes his job.
- The report analyzes the extent to which the new tax laws will affect small business owners over the next five years.
- Scholars continue to debate the extent to which historical events are shaped by individual choices rather than by broader, uncontrollable social and economic forces.

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