adv · neutral
virtually
UK/ˈvɜː(r)tʃuəli/US/ˈvɜrtʃuəli/VIR·tu·al·ly
Band 7+speakingtask2
almost completely; for all practical purposes
Examples
“The old factory was virtually abandoned after the new plant opened.”
“In the survey, virtually all students agreed with the proposal.”
“Traffic on that route has virtually disappeared since the bypass was built.”
Band 8 sentence
“Virtually every study I've read points to a direct link between early exposure to music and improved cognitive development.”
Collocations
- virtually impossible
- virtually all/none/everyone
- virtually identical
Word family
virtual adjvirtually adv
Common mistakes
use 'very nearly' instead of 'virtually' in Task 2→virtually
Say it for a higher band
5almost→6nearly→7+virtually
Synonyms
almost
nearly
Easily confused
actually
“I thought the problem was solved, but actually it has just been postponed.”
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