to a greater extent
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Definition
Adverb 1. Used to form the comparative degree: This phrase is used to modify adjectives and adverbs, indicating a higher degree or a larger amount of the quality they describe. It is synonymous with and often replaced by the single word "more."
Usage
- The phrase "to a greater extent" is placed before the adjective or adverb it modifies to create the comparative form.
- It is typically used in more formal or emphatic writing and speech. In everyday English, the single word "more" is far more common.
- It can be used with both long adjectives/adverbs (those with two or more syllables) and, for emphasis, with some short ones.
Examples
- With Adjectives:
- This solution is to a greater extent effective than the previous one. (This solution is more effective than the previous one.)
- The second experiment yielded results that were to a greater extent reliable.
- With Adverbs:
- She completed the task to a greater extent efficiently than her colleague.
- He argued his point to a greater extent persuasively during the second debate.
Advanced Usage
- For Emphasis or Formality: Using "to a greater extent" instead of "more" can add weight or a formal tone to a statement.
- The new policy has succeeded, to a greater extent, in reducing costs.
- In Comparative Structures: It is commonly followed by "than" to introduce the thing being compared.
- The digital version is useful to a greater extent than the printed manual.
Variants and Related Words
- More (adv.): The standard and most frequent comparative marker, equivalent in meaning to "to a greater extent."
- To a lesser extent (adv.): The antonym, meaning "less" or "in a smaller degree."
- Greater (adj.): The comparative form of "great," meaning larger in size, degree, or importance.
Synonyms
- More
- Further
- To a higher degree
Antonyms
- To a lesser extent
- Less
Related Phrases
- To a large extent: To a considerable degree (not necessarily comparative).
- I agree with you to a large extent.
- To some extent: Partially, to a certain degree.
- The problem was, to some extent, our own fault.
Adverb
- used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
- more interesting
- more beautiful
- more quickly