Local English word record

virtually

adverb · 2 senses

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

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Examples

  • the job is (just) about done
  • the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
  • we're almost finished
  • the car all but ran her down
  • he nearly fainted

Word relationships

Synonyms

about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, well-nigh

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Princeton WordNet 3.0