partially
Definition
- 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.
Adverb
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in part; in some degree; not wholly
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I felt partly to blame
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He was partially paralyzed
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