"in principle" meaning in English

See in principle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-us-in principle.ogg
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  1. With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars. Translations (with regard to fundamentals): in beginsel (Dutch), periaatteessa (Finnish), პრინციპში (ṗrinciṗši) (Georgian), im Prinzip (German), prinzipiell (German), κατ' αρχήν (kat' archín) (Greek), pada dasarnya (Malay), em princípio (Portuguese), в при́нципе (v príncipe) (Russian), ann am prionnsabal (Scottish Gaelic), v princípe (Slovak), en principio (Spanish), i princip (Swedish)
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  2. According to theory. Translations (according to theory): en principi (Catalan), 理論上 (Chinese Mandarin), 理论上 (lǐlùn shàng) (Chinese Mandarin), periaatteessa (Finnish), en principe (French), en théorie (French), elvileg (Hungarian), elvben (Hungarian), elviekben (Hungarian), elméletben (Hungarian), elméletileg (Hungarian), in linea di principio (Italian), 理論上 (rironjō) (alt: りろんじょう) (Japanese), em princípio (Portuguese), в при́нципе (v príncipe) (Russian), теорети́чески (teoretíčeski) (Russian), ann am prionnsabal (Scottish Gaelic), en principio (Spanish), en teoría (Spanish), i princip (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_principle-en-prep_phrase-ZkYIfRS~ Disambiguation of 'according to theory': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: on principle

Alternative forms

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