in essence
By nature; inherentlyBy nature; inherently.
» This, in essence, is the secret of science.
Im Wesentlichen ist das das Geheimnis der Wissenschaft. — bonny37
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2 sensesBy nature; inherently.
(broadly)In most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
Examples
7 sentencesThis, in essence, is the secret of science.
deIm Wesentlichen ist das das Geheimnis der Wissenschaft. — bonny37
Human history is in essence a history of ideas.
ruИстория человечества - это, по сути, история идей. — shanghainese
For all his political activities he was in essence a singer.
Departure is a partial death but death in essence is not only departure.
As a result, he gets something which technically is correct, but in its essence is just a mockery.
ruНаконец, он получает нечто формально правильное, а по сути издевательство. — Imp