Dictionary

to some extent en · ADP

Meanings

1. Partly; in part.
   • It is no answer to say that "my" programme in art and letters has gradually been forced through, has, to some extent, grabbed its place in the sun. For one thing, I don't care about "minority culture." I have never cared a damn about snobbisms or for writing ultimately for the few. 1960, Ezra Pound, Impact: essays on ignorance and the decline of American civilization, page 88:
   • Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be lower. 1958 April 14, M. D. Greville, “Norway's Most Northerly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 240:
   • It is not benchmarkable and it will almost inevitably be fudgeable and inaccurate to some extent, even with your best efforts to attribute benefits to specific IT changes. 2003, Iain Aitken, Value-Driven IT Management, page 253:

Coordinates

to a lesser extent

Relateds

partially · extent

Synonyms

somewhat · to an extent · to a degree · in a measure

Translations (28)

de zum Teil (in part) · hu némileg (in part) · fr dans une certaine mesure (in part) · de teilweise (in part) · hu némiképp (in part) · ja ある程度 (in part) · es en cierta medida (in part) · uk пе́вною мі́рою (in part) · hu valamelyest (in part) · lt tam tikru mastu (in part) · it per certi versi (in part) · cmn 某種程度上 /某种程度上 (in part) · cmn 有所 (in part) · de in gewissem Maße (in part) · pl w części (in part) · uk до пе́вної мі́ри (in part) · fi jossain määrin (in part) · sv till viss del (in part) · hu valamennyire (in part) · uk де́якою мі́рою (in part) · ru до не́которой сте́пени (in part) · pl w pewnym stopniu (in part) · bg до изве́стна сте́пен (in part) · de einigermaßen (in part) · pl po części (in part) · nn til ein viss grad (in part) · nn delvis (in part) · ru в не́которой сте́пени (in part)