Vocabulary
Extent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the area covered by something.
Urdu meaning
حد، خاص لمبائی، حجم، پھیلاﺅ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But to what extent will all Pakistanis benefit?
- Other than the nuclear dimension, the pact with Saudi Arabia has raised questions about the extent to which Pakistan could build a defence industrial sector to help meet Riyadh`s needs to localise and diversify defence procurement.
- There is debate about the extent to which defence-related industrialisation leads to wider prosperity.
- We would do well to recall that Pakistan had previously resisted Saudi entreaties to join in their war against Yemen, and the refusal to do sohadindeed souredrelationsto aconsiderable extent.
- Most of these institutions of higher learning have been in existence for over 30 years, so it is reasonable to ask to what extent these objectives have been realised.
Synonyms
area, size, expanse, length, stretch, range, scope, compass; proportions, dimensions
Antonyms
confined space, enclosure
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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