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# essentially

adverb (essentially)

«essentially» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Essentially means basically, in the most important way, when you leave out small details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#m1)
2. (formal) Essentially can mean necessarily, as something that must be there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in explanations and summaries: «essentially, a bat is a flying mammal». In arguments it introduces the main point. Phrases: essentially the same, is essentially, essentially means.

### Examples

- A tadpole is essentially a baby frog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x1)
- The two games are essentially the same, just with different colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x2)
- Essentially, we need more chairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x3)
- The story is essentially about friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x4)
- Multiplication is essentially repeated addition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x5)
- The plan is essentially finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x6)
- This is an essentially Indian trait; almost all Hindus have some tribal or caste mark on their bodies or faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/#x7)

### Note

Comes from essential and essence. Note double l: essentially. Spoken English sometimes overuses it as a filler. In maths «essentially the same» does not mean exactly equal — check the numbers.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in explanations and summaries: «essentially, a bat is a flying mammal». In arguments it introduces the main point. Phrases: essentially the same, is essentially, essentially means.

### Note

Comes from essential and essence. Note double l: essentially. Spoken English sometimes overuses it as a filler. In maths «essentially the same» does not mean exactly equal — check the numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «essentially» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/essentially/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«essentially» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/essentially.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «essentially» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/essentially/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«essentially» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/essentially.html) on Mova free.