Virtual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being actually such in almost every respect

existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːtʃuːəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːtʃuːəl/.

Examples

a practical failure
the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
a virtual dependence on charity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

practical

Parts of Speech

adjective	being actually such in almost every respect “a practical failure”
adjective	existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact “a virtual dependence on charity”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

virtuell

tatsächlich in fast jeder Hinsicht so zu sein

🇫🇷French

virtuel

étant en fait tel à presque tous égards

🇮🇹Italian

virtuale

essendo effettivamente tale sotto quasi ogni aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

virtueel

dat is eigenlijk in bijna elk opzicht zo

🇷🇺Russian

виртуальный

будучи на самом деле таковым почти во всех отношениях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आभासी

वास्तव में लगभग हर मामले में ऐसा होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভার্চুয়াল

আসলে প্রায় সব ক্ষেত্রে যেমন হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மெய்நிகர்

கிட்டத்தட்ட எல்லா வகையிலும் அப்படி இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్చువల్

దాదాపు ప్రతి విషయంలోనూ అలాంటిదే

🇮🇳Marathi

आभासी

जवळजवळ प्रत्येक बाबतीत असे असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ચ્યુઅલ

વાસ્તવમાં લગભગ દરેક બાબતમાં આવા હોવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸ್ತವ

ಬಹುತೇಕ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಷಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗಿ ಹಾಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെർച്വൽ

മിക്കവാറും എല്ലാ കാര്യങ്ങളിലും അങ്ങനെയാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਚੁਅਲ

ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਭਗ ਹਰ ਪੱਖੋਂ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجازی

تقریباً ہر لحاظ سے ایسا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚拟的

实际上在几乎所有方面都是如此

🇯🇵Japanese

バーチャル

実際、ほとんどすべての点でそのようなものです

🇰🇷Korean

가상

실제로 거의 모든 면에서 그러하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảo

thực sự là như vậy ở hầu hết mọi khía cạnh

🇹🇭Thai

เสมือน

จริงๆแล้วเป็นเช่นนั้นในเกือบทุกประการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

maya

sebenarnya seperti itu dalam hampir segala hal

🇲🇾Malay

maya

menjadi sebenarnya dalam hampir semua aspek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتراضي

كونها في الواقع كذلك في جميع النواحي تقريبًا

🇮🇷Persian

مجازی

تقریباً از هر نظر چنین بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

sanal

aslında neredeyse her açıdan böyle olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

וירטואלי

להיות למעשה כזה כמעט מכל בחינה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'virtual'?

The primary meaning of 'virtual' is 'being actually such in almost every respect'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'virtual' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'virtual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'virtual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'virtual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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