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# substantially

adverb (substantially); adjective substantial

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

## Everyday

1. (formal) Substantially means by a large amount, a lot: prices rose substantially. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#m1)
2. (formal) Substantially can mean mainly or in most ways: the two stories are substantially the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#m2)

### In the lessons

Formal, exam and news word; in maths in formal voice, «substantially more» means much more, though how much is not exact. Plain words: a lot, much, greatly, mostly.

### Examples

- The new bridge is substantially longer than the old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x1)
- Our class raised substantially more money this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x2)
- Prices have risen substantially. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x3)
- The plan was substantially changed after the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x4)
- Her reading has improved substantially. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x5)
- The two pictures are substantially the same, with only small differences. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x6)
- In it the letters have substantially their English sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/#x7)

### Note

Formal; in everyday talk say «a lot» or «much». It does not give an exact number: in a maths problem «substantially more» tells you «more», not how many — look for the numbers elsewhere. Adjective: substantial (large, solid: a substantial meal).

## On Mova

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