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/təʊ sʌm ɛkstɛnt/ · to some ex·tent
adverb
- To a certain degree; to some degree; to a limited or partial extent. She was happy to some extent, but the party was not as fun as she had hoped.
noun
- A degree or extent of something. The extent to which the company's profits increased was to some extent due to the new marketing strategy.
Did you know? The phrase 'to some extent' is often used in academic and formal writing to qualify or soften statements, and is a common feature of English language discourse.