to some extent

US /tə sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt/

UK /tə sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt/

1.

partly; to a certain degree

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I agree with you to some extent, but not entirely.

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Her success was due to some extent to luck.

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partly somewhat to a degree in part to a limited extent

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extent to the extent that some knock some sense into talk some sense into take some beating catch some z's