{
    "term": "virtually",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be virtually impossible"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Virtually all** students will be exempt from the tax."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He virtually admitted he was guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This year's results are virtually the same as last year's."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The red squirrel has become virtually extinct in most of the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her fear virtually imprisoned her in her home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The reservoirs are all virtually full."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their lives have been virtually destroyed by this tragedy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "by the use of computer software that makes something appear to exist; using virtual reality technology",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːtʃuəli/",
                "audio": "vi/virtually/virtually__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːrtʃuəli/",
                "audio": "vi/virtually/virtually__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}