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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəli/, [ˈvɝt͡ʃuəɫi] Audio: en-us-virtually.ogg Forms: more virtually [comparative], most virtually [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vertually}} Middle English vertually, {{suffix|en|virtual|ly}} virtual + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} virtually (comparative more virtually, superlative most virtually)
  1. Almost but not quite. Synonyms: as good as, more or less, nearly, practically Translations (almost): почти (počti) (Bulgarian), praktisk talt (Danish), nagenoeg (Dutch), quasi (Dutch), praktisch (Dutch), käytännössä (Finnish), käytännöllisesti katsoen (Finnish), lähes (Finnish), melkein (Finnish), likimainkaan (Finnish), quasiment (French), pratiquement (French), pour ainsi dire (French), practicamente (Galician), ფაქტობრივად (pakṭobrivad) (Georgian), ნამდვილად (namdvilad) (Georgian), nahezu (German), praktisch (German), jóformán (Hungarian), úgyszólván (Hungarian), gyakorlatilag (Hungarian), majdnem (Hungarian), majdhogynem (Hungarian), szinte (Hungarian), virtuale (Ido), praticamente (Italian), praktisk talt (Norwegian Bokmål), praktisk talt (Norwegian Nynorsk), praktycznie (Polish), praticamente (Portuguese), practic (Romanian), практически (praktičeski) (Russian), prácticamente (Spanish), i princip (Swedish), så gott som (Swedish), практи́чно (praktýčno) (Ukrainian), факти́чно (faktýčno) (Ukrainian), hầu như (Vietnamese), gần như (Vietnamese) Translations (literally — see also literally): practicamente (Galician), na práctica (Galician), valósággal (Hungarian), ténylegesen (Hungarian), thực ra (Vietnamese), thực sự (Vietnamese)
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  2. In essence or functionally, but not in fact, formally, or technically. Synonyms: effectively, practically Translations (in essence, but not in fact): виртуално (virtualno) (Bulgarian), virtualment (Catalan), v podstatě (Czech), käytännössä (Finnish), käytännöllisesti katsoen (Finnish), virtuellement (French), practicamente (Galician), na práctica (Galician), virtuálisan (Hungarian), virtuale (Ido), virtualmente (Portuguese), în mod virtual (Romanian), đại khái (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-virtually-en-adv-h0X~b2wQ Categories (other): English hedges Disambiguation of English hedges: 12 65 6 12 4 Disambiguation of 'in essence, but not in fact': 19 68 1 8 4
  3. (algebra) Of a subgroup of finite index. Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-virtually-en-adv-KYfllxRg Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
  4. (topology) Of a covering space of finite degree. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-virtually-en-adv-hifPPBb3 Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  5. By computer or in cyberspace. Synonyms: cyberly, digitally
    Sense id: en-virtually-en-adv-EjMdnhvj

Alternative forms

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