extreme (B1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstriːm/
Definition
Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
Examples
The country is facing an extreme shortage of clean water.
He has very extreme political views that most people disagree with.
The rescue team had to use extreme measures to save the stranded climbers.
How to Use extreme
- extreme heat (collocation)
- Very high temperatures. — "The extreme heat made it difficult to work outdoors."
- extreme cold (collocation)
- Very low temperatures. — "They had to take shelter from the extreme cold during the blizzard."
- to the extreme (idiom)
- To the greatest possible degree; excessively. — "He tends to take things to the extreme."
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