to some degree

Idioms and Phrases

Also, to a certain degree ; to some or a certain extent ; to a degree or an extent . Somewhat, in a way, as in To some degree we'll have to compromise , or To an extent it's a matter of adjusting to the colder climate . The use of degree in these terms, all used in the same way, dates from the first half of the 1700s, and extent from the mid-1800s.

Related Words

• a bit
• a little
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• pretty
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