Virtually — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in essence or effect but not in fact

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəli/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəli/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːtʃuːəli/.

Examples

the strike virtually paralyzed the city
I'm virtually broke
the job is (just) about done

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

well-nigh nearly about most nigh near almost

Parts of Speech

adverb	in essence or effect but not in fact “the strike virtually paralyzed the city”
adverb	(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but “the job is (just) about done”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

praktisch

im Wesentlichen oder in der Wirkung, aber nicht in der Tat

🇫🇷French

pratiquement

en substance ou en effet mais pas en fait

🇪🇸Spanish

prácticamente

en esencia o efecto pero no de hecho

🇮🇹Italian

virtualmente

nell'essenza o nell'effetto ma non nei fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijwel

in essentie of effect, maar niet in feite

🇵🇹Portuguese

praticamente

em essência ou efeito, mas não de fato

🇷🇺Russian

практически

по сути или эффекту, но не по факту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आभासी रूप से

सार या प्रभाव में लेकिन वास्तव में नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্যত

সারমর্ম বা প্রভাব কিন্তু বাস্তবে না

🇮🇳Tamil

கிட்டத்தட்ட

சாராம்சத்தில் அல்லது விளைவு ஆனால் உண்மையில் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

వాస్తవంగా

సారాంశం లేదా ప్రభావంలో కానీ నిజానికి కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अक्षरशः

सार किंवा परिणामात परंतु प्रत्यक्षात नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ચ્યુઅલ રીતે

સારમાં અથવા અસરમાં પરંતુ હકીકતમાં નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕವಾಗಿ

ಮೂಲಭೂತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಆದರೆ ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫലത്തിൽ

സാരാംശത്തിലോ ഫലത്തിലോ എന്നാൽ വാസ്തവത്തിൽ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ

ਸੰਖੇਪ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

عملی طور پر

جوہر یا اثر میں لیکن حقیقت میں نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

几乎

本质上或效果上但实际上并非如此

🇯🇵Japanese

事実上

本質または効果ではあるが、実際にはそうではない

🇰🇷Korean

사실상

본질적으로나 효과적으로는 그렇지 않지만 실제로는 그렇지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hầu như

về bản chất hoặc tác dụng nhưng không thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

แทบ

ในสาระสำคัญหรือผลแต่ไม่ใช่ตามความเป็นจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebenarnya

pada hakekatnya atau dampaknya tetapi tidak pada kenyataannya

🇵🇭Filipino

halos

sa esensya o epekto ngunit hindi sa katunayan

🇲🇾Malay

secara maya

pada dasarnya atau kesan tetapi tidak pada hakikatnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتراضيًا

في الجوهر أو التأثير ولكن ليس في الواقع

🇮🇷Persian

به صورت مجازی

در ذات یا اثر اما نه در واقع

🇹🇷Turkish

sanal olarak

özünde veya etkisinde ama gerçekte değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּמעַט

במהות או בהשפעה אבל לא למעשה

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The primary meaning of 'virtually' is 'in essence or effect but not in fact'.

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