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# substantial

«substantial» in Mova's school dictionary: **Large in amount, size or importance** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (substantial, more substantial, most substantial)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Large in amount, size or importance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#m1)

2) Strong, solid and well made. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#m2)

3) (of a meal) Big and filling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

It is a common word in formal writing and exams: «a substantial increase» means a big one. In science: «a substantial difference between the results». In everyday life: «a substantial breakfast». In maths, «substantial» says the number is large but does not give it exactly. Phrases: «a substantial amount», «substantial increase», «substantial meal».

### examples

- (formal) There was a substantial rise in the number of visitors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x1)
- She won a substantial amount of money in the competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x2)
- We had a substantial lunch before the long walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x3)
- The house is old but substantial and well built. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x4)
- The new playground made a substantial difference to the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x5)
- (formal) The results show a substantial improvement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x6)
- The storm caused substantial damage to the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x7)
- The substantial truth of his statements has been confirmed by later criticism and inquiry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/#x8)

### note

Adverb: «substantially» (a lot, mainly). It means «large», not «substance» (a material). Note the spelling «-tial». In word problems it signals a big change, but you still need the actual numbers.

### In the corpora

- [He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.102/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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