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# practically

«practically» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **practically empty.»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (practically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Almost, nearly: «The jar is practically empty.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#m1)

2) In a sensible, useful, real-life way: «Think practically about what to pack.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#m2)

3) In practice, as things really are, not in theory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Very common in everyday talk to mean «almost»: «I practically fell asleep.» In school it can also mean doing something with your hands rather than on paper: «a practically minded child». Phrases: «practically nothing», «practically everyone», «practically speaking».

### examples

- The bus was practically empty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x1)
- I've practically finished my homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x2)
- Practically everyone in the class has a pet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x3)
- Practically speaking, we can't fit ten people in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x4)
- She is very practically minded and can fix anything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x5)
- It cost practically nothing at the car-boot sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x6)
- We were practically running to get to school on time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x7)
- It is practically impossible to use the long tabulations for comparative purposes without some such shorthand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/#x8)

### note

Adverb of «practical». The «almost» sense is informal but very common. Spelling: practic-al-ly, with «-ally». Do not confuse with «practice» (noun in UK; verb is «practise» in UK). In maths, «practically» is not exact: «practically 100» is not 100.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «practically» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practically/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.