TO A DEGREE


Meaning of TO A DEGREE in English

adv. phr. 1. Chiefly British Very; to a large extent. In some things I am ignorant to a degree. 2. Somewhat; slightly; in a small way; rather. His anger was, to a degree, a confession of defeat. To a degree, Mary was to blame for Bob's failing mathematics, because he spent much time with her when he should have been studying.

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