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extent; degree; measure
limit; bounds
(span of) time
(a) distance
the state of; the status of; the condition of
about; around; approximately; or so
as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
the more ... the more ...
死ぬほど疲れてしまった。
I am dead tired.
練習するほど上手になります。
The more you practice, the better you get.
彼女ほど優しい人はいない。
There is no one as kind as her.