partly

English

Etymology

part +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

partly (not comparable)

1. in part, or to some degree, but not completely

   They partly finished the house so they could move in before winter.

   The car was partly visible in the garage.

   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:

     Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Related terms

• partially

Translations

in part

• Armenian: մասամբ (hy) (masamb)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 部分地 (cmn) (bùfèn de)

• Czech: částečně (cs)
• Dutch: deels (nl), gedeeltelijk (nl)
• Finnish: osittain (fi)

• French: en partie (fr)
• German: teilweise (de)
• Hebrew: חלקי (he) (chelki)
• Japanese: 部分的に (ja) (ぶぶんてきに, bubunteki ni), 一部 (ja) (いちぶ, ichibu)
• Polish: częściowo (pl)
• Russian: частично (ru) (častíčno), отчасти (ru) (otčásti)

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