MEANING
Partly or to a limited degree, rather than completely or without qualification.
Use it for
partly agreeing with a claim; limiting how strongly a statement applies; acknowledging a partial explanation; qualifying a conclusion without rejecting itQualifies a claim by marking partial rather than complete truth or applicability. Writing functions: Limited degree. Semantic categories (by meaning): Qualification; Partial agreement; Limited applicability. Contexts: Academic writing; Formal discussion; General conversation.
On the page
The differences can be explained, to some extent, by unequal access to transport.
I agree to some extent, although the proposal leaves a major question unanswered.
Word forms
- Base
- to some extent
Usage notes
Adverbial phrase modifying a statement or predicate. Extent is singular; no article before some. Register: neutral. Commonness: common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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