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title: extent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «extent» in the school dictionary: How big, long or wide something is; its size or area: the full extent of the forest. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# extent

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**Who acts:** something, you, We, success, I, extent · **What happens:** be, extend, agree, not see, cover, check · **To what, where:** forest, full extent, lake, plan, three counties, extent

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«extent» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [extent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/extent.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How big, long or wide something is; its size or area: the full extent of the forest.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:m1:1
# text = How big, long or wide something is; its size or area: the full extent of the forest.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **extend** |  |  | the forest |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much or how far something is true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:m2:1
# text = How much or how far something is true.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | far, true *property* | tree rules |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To what extent do you agree?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:m2e:1
# text = To what extent do you agree?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«to some extent» = partly; «to a large extent» = mostly.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:m3:1
# text = «to some extent» = partly; «to a large extent» = mostly.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	7	punct	_	_
7	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	16	punct	_	_
16	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We could not see the full extent of the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x1:1
# text = We could not see the full extent of the lake.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | could | We | the full extent of the lake |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer extent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **extend** |  |  | the lake |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To what extent was the plan a success?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x2:1
# text = To what extent was the plan a success?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a success | the plan |  |  |  | to extent | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I agree with you to some extent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x3:1
# text = I agree with you to some extent.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | I |  |  |  |  | with you; to some extent | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm's extent was huge: it covered three counties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x4:1
# text = The storm's extent was huge: it covered three counties.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	counties	county	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the storm's extent |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | past | extent | three counties |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme county=Destination |
| 3 | **extend** |  | the storm |  |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors checked the extent of his injuries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x5:1
# text = Doctors checked the extent of his injuries.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | Doctors | the extent of his injuries |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extent=Theme |
| 2 | **extend** |  |  | his injuries |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **injure** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice's extent shrinks in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x6:1
# text = The ice's extent shrinks in summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shrinks	shrink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | the ice's extent |  |  |  | summer |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **extend** |  | the ice |  |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have abridged and to some extent rewritten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:extent:x7:1
# text = I have abridged and to some extent rewritten.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	abridged	abridge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
8	rewritten	rewrite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abridge** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **rewrite** | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to some extent | tree rules |

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