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title: virtually — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «virtually» in the school dictionary: Almost; very nearly but not quite: «virtually empty» means almost completely empty. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# virtually

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** empty, we, effect, it, bus, everyone · **What happens:** mean, meet, be, happen, have, lick · **To what, where:** computer, video call, library card, own elbow, lessons, laptop · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«virtually» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [virtually in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/virtually.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Almost; very nearly but not quite: «virtually empty» means almost completely empty.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:m1:1
# text = Almost; very nearly but not quite: «virtually empty» means almost completely empty.
1	Almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | empty |  |  |  |  | empty, nearly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a computer or online world rather than in real life: «we met virtually» means we met on a video call or online.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:m2:1
# text = In a computer or online world rather than in real life: «we met virtually» means we met on a video call or online.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	_
16	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	met	meet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	ccomp	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	online	online	ADV	RB	_	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** *in a quote* | past | we |  |  |  |  | virtually *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  | a computer or online world rather real life |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **meet** | participle | we |  |  | a video call |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In effect, as good as: «it is virtually impossible» means it can hardly ever happen.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:m3:1
# text = In effect, as good as: «it is virtually impossible» means it can hardly ever happen.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	expl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	19	advmod	_	_
19	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | effect *not said here* |  |  |  |  | impossible, virtually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | effect |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | can | it |  |  |  | ever | hardly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus was virtually empty after the last stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x1:1
# text = The bus was virtually empty after the last stop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bus |  |  |  | after the last stop | empty, virtually *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Virtually everyone in our class has a library card.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x2:1
# text = Virtually everyone in our class has a library card.
1	Virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | everyone | a library card |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is virtually impossible to lick your own elbow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x3:1
# text = It is virtually impossible to lick your own elbow.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lick	lick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | impossible, virtually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lick** | to-infinitive |  | your own elbow |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent elbow=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During the snow days we had lessons virtually, on the laptop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x4:1
# text = During the snow days we had lessons virtually, on the laptop.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | we | lessons |  | the laptop | day | virtually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two pictures are virtually the same, but one has a missing button.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x5:1
# text = The two pictures are virtually the same, but one has a missing button.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the two pictures |  |  |  |  | same, virtually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | one | a missing button |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My nan visits us virtually every Sunday by video call.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x6:1
# text = My nan visits us virtually every Sunday by video call.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | My nan | us |  |  | sunday | by video call; virtually *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was virtually no rain all summer, so the grass went brown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x7:1
# text = There was virtually no rain all summer, so the grass went brown.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | no rain |  |  | there | summer | virtually *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | the grass |  |  |  |  | brown *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can now visit the museum virtually from home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:virtually:x8:1
# text = You can now visit the museum virtually from home.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	virtually	virtually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | can | You | the museum |  | home | now | virtually *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

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