Meaning

5 senses
  1. Almost but not quite.

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    nahezu, praktisch

    практическиpraktičeski

    практи́чноpraktýčno, факти́чноfaktýčno

    (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

  2. In essence or functionally, but not in fact, formally, or technically.

    virtually a member of the family

    in essence or effect but not in fact

  3. Of a subgroup of finite index.

  4. Of a covering space of finite degree.

  5. By computer or in cyberspace.

Examples

53 sentences
  1. It would be virtually impossible to do that.

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  2. It would be virtually impossible to convince Tom to come along with us.

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  3. Both candidates are virtually unknown.

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  4. Tom's virtually admitted that it was his fault.

    deTom hat praktisch zugegeben, dass es seine Schuld war.

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  5. It's virtually impossible.

    ruЭто практически невозможно.

    deDas ist praktisch unmöglich.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly.

From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly.

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Forms

more virtually, most virtually
Comparativemore virtually Lesson
Superlativemost virtually

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvirtual

See also

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