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sub·stan·tial

(səb-stăn′shəl)

adj.

1. Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: made a substantial improvement; won by a substantial margin.

2. Solidly built; strong: substantial houses.

3. Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.

4. Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.

a. Of, relating to, or having substance; material.

b. True or real; not imaginary.

6. Achieving the goal of justice itself, not merely the procedure or form that is a means to justice: principles of substantial justice.

[Middle English substancial, from Old French substantiel, from Latin substantiālis, from substantia, substance; see substance.]

sub·stan′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē), sub·stan′tial·ness (-shəl-nĭs) n.

sub·stan′tial·ly adv.

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Adv.	1.	substantially - to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" considerably, well
	2.	substantially - in a strong substantial way; "the house was substantially built"

substantially

adverb

1. considerably, significantly, very much, greatly, seriously (informal), remarkably, markedly, noticeably, appreciably The price was substantially higher than had been expected.

2. essentially, largely, mainly, materially, in the main, in essence, to a large extent, in substance, in essentials He checked the details given and found them substantially correct.

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Translations

بصورةٍ جَوْهَرِيَّه، ضَخْمَه، وافِرَه

podstatně

stort

wesentlich

sustancialmente

substantiellement beaucoup

efnislega; nægilega

sostanzialmente

önemli ölçüde

坚固地

substantially

[səbˈstænʃəlɪ] ADV

1. (= significantly) [increase, change, contribute] → sustancialmente, considerablemente
a substantially different approach → un enfoque sustancialmente or considerablemente distinto
substantially higher/lower → bastante más alto/bajo

2. (= largely) [correct, true] → básicamente
Webster's thesis is substantially correct → la tesis de Webster es básicamente correcta

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substantially

[səbˈstænʃəli] adv

(= considerably) [increase, change, improve] → substantiellement
The price may go up quite substantially → Le prix pourrait augmenter substantiellement.

(= different, higher) → substantiellement
substantially bigger → substantiellement plus grand(e)

(= essentially) [unchanged, correct, true] → en grande partie

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substantially

adv

(= solidly) → solide; (= considerably) → erheblich, beträchtlich, wesentlich; substantially built (house) → solide gebaut; person → kräftig gebaut

(= essentially, basically) → im Wesentlichen; to remain substantially unchanged → größtenteils or im Wesentlichen unverändert bleiben

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substantially

[səbˈstænʃəlɪ] adv

a. (considerably) → notevolmente
substantially bigger → molto più grande
substantially different → notevolmente diverso/a

b. (in essence) → sostanzialmente

c. (solidly, built) → solidamente

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substantial

(səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective

1. solid or strong. a nice substantial table.

2. large. a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial.

subsˈtantially adverb

substantiate (səbˈstӕnʃieit) verb

to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc). He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation.

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M'Dougal, will be substantially proved in the sequel.

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In the description of the principal outrages, reference has been had to the best authorities of that time, such as they are; the account given in this Tale, of all the main features of the Riots, is substantially correct.

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To a certain extent, the benefits of that union will be obtained from making the chief justice of the Supreme Court the president of the court of impeachments, as is proposed to be done in the plan of the convention; while the inconveniences of an entire incorporation of the former into the latter will be substantially avoided.

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My determination to take up my abode in a French interior was largely dictated by the supposition that I should be substantially disagreeable to its inmates.

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Substantially, as I have already said of her, she was a good-natured woman.

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Augustus) is the first to mention such a body of poetry, and it is likely enough that this is, at least substantially, the one which has come down to us.

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And when they are housed, they will work, in summer, commonly, stripped and barefoot, but in winter substantially clothed and shod.