partly

UK /ˈpɑɹtli/ US /ˈpɑɹtli/

adv 1

Definitions

adv

In part, or to some degree, but not completely.

They had partly finished the house, so they could move in before winter; the car was partly visible in the garage.

Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Collocations

ADJ.

cloudy, covered, due, finished, other, responsible, sensory, sorry

The project was partly finished when we ran out of budget last month.

VERB + PARTLY

built, created, depends, facing, feel, follow, help, houses

The success of the project depends partly on the team's ability to meet the deadline.

PARTLY + NOUN

art, consequence, fault, fitness, image, ivy, west, wood

The accident was partly my fault, so I offered to pay for the repairs.

PREP.

in, in, on, with

The success of the project was partly in the careful planning we did at the start.

ADV.

only

The project failed partly because only a few team members showed up to meetings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to some extent

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

They had partly finished the house, so they could move in before winter; the car was partly visible in the garage.

Wiktionary

Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Wiktionary

Clara's cultural cache soon gave way to Betty Boop, the iconic cartoon flapper created partly in her image by animator Grim Natwick.

Wiktionary

I partly agree with you.

Tatoeba · #27229

It is made partly of wood.

Tatoeba · #42576

The wall is partly covered with ivy.

Tatoeba · #44086

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