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# partially

«partially» in Mova's school dictionary: **partly; not completely** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Partially means partly; not completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#m1)

2) (formal) Partially can mean in an unfair way that favours one side; this use is rare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science it describes things that are only part done or part covered: a partially filled jug, a partially eaten cake, partially sighted. In health it describes people who can see or hear a little. Phrases: «partially sighted», «partially deaf», «partially cooked».

### examples

- The glass is partially full. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x1)
- The moon was partially hidden by clouds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x2)
- My grandad is partially sighted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x3)
- The road is partially closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x4)
- The test was partially correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x5)
- Never eat partially cooked chicken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x6)
- The door was partially open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x7)
- The cake was partially eaten by the time we arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x8)
- The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partially/#x9)

### note

Means almost the same as «partly»; «partly» is more common for reasons («partly because»). Related adjective «partial». In maths «partially full» means between empty and full, e.g. 3/4 full: the fraction tells how much.

### Trees and pragmatics

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