extreme

Everyday

1. Extreme means very great, very strong or much more than usual: extreme heat. tree →
2. Extreme means very far from the middle or the usual, like extreme ideas. tree →
3. An extreme is the furthest point or the most of something: from one extreme to the other. tree →
4. Extreme sports are dangerous, exciting sports. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and science, pupils learn about extreme weather like droughts, floods and heatwaves, and extreme places like deserts and the poles. In safety, extreme heat or cold can be dangerous. Phrases: extreme weather, go to extremes, the extreme north, extreme sports.

Examples

• Antarctica has extreme cold. tree →
• Extreme weather can cause floods and fires. tree →
• Skydiving is an extreme sport. tree →
• Drink water in extreme heat. tree →
• He goes to extremes and never does things by halves. tree →
• The temperature went from one extreme to the other. tree →
• We live in the extreme north of the country. tree →
• The truth lies between these two extremes. tree →

Note

Adjective; adverb: extremely; noun: extremity. Countable noun: an extreme, extremes. In maths, the extremes of a set are the smallest and the largest values.