En gran medida
Example: El éxito depende en gran medida del esfuerzo personal.
Definition
"En gran medida" is an adverbial phrase used to indicate that something occurs or is true to a large extent or mostly. It emphasizes that a particular factor or condition plays a significant or predominant role in a situation.
Etymology
The phrase "en gran medida" comes from Spanish, where "en" means 'in,' "gran" is a form of 'grande' meaning 'large' or 'great,' and "medida" means 'measure.' Together, it literally means 'in great measure,' highlighting the idea of something happening extensively or largely.
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"En gran medida" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (B2) - parte 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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