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1 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) ilgis, plotis, plotas2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) dydis, laipsnis, mastas• -
2 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kokybė, rūšis; kokybiškas2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) savybė -
3 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) blogiausias2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) blogiausiai3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) kas blogiausias, blogiausias atvejis- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is -
4 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) geriausias2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) geriausiai3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) nugalėti- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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5 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) prie, šalia2) (past: going by the house.) pro3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.)4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) iki8) (during the time of.) laiku, metu9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.)10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) iš11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.)12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) iš2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) netoliese2) (past: A dog ran by.) pro šalį3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) į šalį•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) apvažiuoti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
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6 degree
[di'ɡri:]1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) laipsnis2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) laipsnis3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) laipsnis4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) mokslinis laipsnis•- to a degree -
7 desirability
noun (the extent to which something is desirable.) pageidaujamumas -
8 dote on
(to be fond of to an extent which is foolish: He just dotes on that child!) negalėti atsidžiaugti, dievinti -
9 magnification
[-fi-]1) (the act of magnifying (something).) (pa)didinimas2) (the power of magnifying: the magnification of a pair of binoculars.) padidinimas3) (the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified: The magnification is ten times (10 ×).) padidinimas -
10 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) daugiausia2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) dauguma, didžioji dalis2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.)2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) labiausiai, daugiausia3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) labai, nepaprastai4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) beveik3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) daugiausia2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) didžiausioji dalis, dauguma•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of
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Extent — Ex*tent , n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See {Extend}.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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extent*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈstent] noun 1) [singular/U] the degree to which something happens, or the degree to which something is affected They were shocked at the extent of the damage.[/ex] Languages vary in the extent to which they rely on word order.[/ex] 2) [U] the … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
extent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall ▪ The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear. ▪ actual, exact, precise … Collocations dictionary
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extent — ex|tent W1S2 [ıkˈstent] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Anglo French; Origin: extente, from Latin extendere; EXTEND] 1.) to ... extent used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is to a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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