partially

Thân thiện

I was only partially finished with my homework when the phone rang.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To some extent; not completely: Indicates that something is true or happens only in some degree or measure, but not in full.
   • In part: Refers to a portion or section of a whole, not the entirety.

Usage Examples

• Adverb: (The project was not finished entirely, only some parts were done.) (The clouds covered only a portion of the sun.) (She agreed with some, but not all, of his points.)

Advanced Usage

• "Partially sighted": A formal term used to describe a person who has significant visual impairment but is not completely blind.
• "Partially ordered set": A specialized term in mathematics (set theory) for a set where some, but not necessarily all, pairs of elements are comparable.

Variants and Related Words

• Part (noun, verb): A piece or segment of something; to separate or move apart. /
• Partial (adjective): 1. Existing only in part; incomplete. 2. Favoring one side over another; biased. /

Synonyms

• Partly: To some extent; not wholly. (Often interchangeable with 'partially', though 'partly' can sometimes imply a more distinct division of parts.)
• In part: As a portion of the whole.
• To some extent/degree: Within certain limits.

Antonyms

• Completely: In every way or as much as possible.
• Wholly: Entirely; fully.
• Fully: Completely; without lack.

Related Phrases

• Partially to blame: Sharing some, but not all, of the responsibility for a negative outcome.
• Partially funded: Financed only to a certain degree, not fully.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in part; in some degree; not wholly
   • I felt partly to blame
   • He was partially paralyzed

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