"practically" meaning in English

See practically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/ Audio: en-us-practically.ogg Forms: more practically [comparative], most practically [superlative]
Etymology: From practical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|practical|ly}} practical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} practically (comparative more practically, superlative most practically)
  1. In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally. Synonyms: de facto, effectively Translations (In practice, in effect): փաստորեն (pʻastoren) (Armenian), практически (praktičeski) (Bulgarian), pràcticament (Catalan), 事實上 (Chinese Mandarin), 事实上 (shìshí shàng) (Chinese Mandarin), käytännössä (Finnish), käytännöllisesti katsoen (Finnish), käytännöllisesti katsottuna (Finnish), pratiquement (French), praktisch (German), gyakorlatilag (Hungarian), praktycznie (Polish), практи́чески (praktíčeski) (Russian), prácticamente (Spanish), i praktiken (Swedish), практи́чно (praktýčno) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Almost completely; almost entirely. Translations (almost completely): համարյա (hamarya) (Armenian), фактически (faktičeski) (Bulgarian), почти (počti) (Bulgarian), pràcticament (Catalan), gairebé (Catalan), lähes (Finnish), käytännöllisesti katsoen (Finnish), quasiment (French), pratiquement (French), praktisk talt (Norwegian Bokmål), praktisk talt (Norwegian Nynorsk), niemal (Polish), prawie (Polish), bez mała (Polish), prácticamente (Spanish), praktiskt taget (Swedish), så gott som (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-practically-en-adv-D0PnSqvb Disambiguation of 'almost completely': 9 86 3 2
  3. With respect to practices or a practice.
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  4. In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly. Synonyms: practicably
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: all but
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