INDEX:
1. not completely
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ COMPLETELY
see also
↑ PART
↑ SOME/SEVERAL
↑ SOME/SEVERAL
↑ ALMOST
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1. not completely
▷ partly /ˈpɑːʳtli/ [adverb]
▪ The road was partly blocked by a fallen tree.
▪ What he told us was only partly true.
▪ He was educated partly in Glasgow and partly in London.
partly because
▪ The accident happened partly because we were having an argument in the car.
▷ partially /ˈpɑːʳʃ ə li/ [adverb]
if something partially happens, it does not happen completely or does not include all of something :
▪ The house was partially destroyed by the explosion.
▪ The ice had partially melted and there was a pool of water on the table.
▪ The advertising campaign was only partially successful.
partial [adjective]
▪ They have asked for a partial lifting of the ban on fur trading.
▷ half /hɑːfǁhæf/ [adverb]
half-eaten/half-finished etc
if something is half-eaten, half-finished etc, half of it has been eaten, finished etc :
▪ There was a half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray.
▪ ‘That’s good,’ he said dully, putting down his half-eaten sandwich.
▪ I found him sitting on his bed, half-dressed.
▪ The houses were half-submerged by the flood water.
▷ not completely/entirely /ˌnɒt kəmˈpliːtli, ɪnˈtaɪəʳli/ [adverb]
use this especially to say that you are only partly sure about something or that you only partly agree with or believe something :
▪ ‘Who was he hiding from?’ ‘I’m not completely sure.’
▪ I’m not entirely convinced that we have enough control over schools as it is.
▪ ‘So, is everything clear?’ ‘Not entirely.’
▷ to some extent/to a certain extent/up to a point /tə ˈsʌm ɪkˌstent, tʊ ə ˈsɜːʳtn ɪkˌstent, ˌʌp tʊ ə ˈpɔɪnt/ [adverb]
use this to say that something is partly true but not completely true :
▪ Doing well in exams is to some extent a matter of luck.
▪ To a certain extent it was our own fault that we lost the contract.
▪ His figures were correct - up to a point.
▷ to a degree/to some degree /tʊ ə dɪˈgriː, tə ˈsʌm dɪˌgriː/ [adverb] formal
partly or in a limited way - used especially in discussions and arguments :
▪ The situation has been improved to a degree in recent months.
▪ Golding’s novel is to some degree experimental in style.
▷ in part /ɪn ˈpɑːʳt/ [adverb] formal
if something happens in part because of something, it is partly caused by it :
▪ They developed their ideas in part from important work by Paykel.
▪ Although bad management was the major factor, the firm’s problems were due in part to a fall-off in demand.