essentially

used for saying what is most important about something, or the main idea of a statement

esencialmente, fundamentalmente

• essentially + adj

Collocations essentially true · essentially different

• The company is essentially a service provider.

  La empresa esencialmente es un proveedor de servicios.

used for saying that something can be explained in simple terms, or reduced to its basic form

en esencia, en términos básicos

• essentially + clause

Collocations essentially the same · essentially different

• Essentially, what I'm saying is that we need to change our approach.

  En esencia, lo que estoy diciendo es que necesitamos cambiar nuestra forma de hacer las cosas.

used for saying that something can be replaced by another thing or idea without changing its meaning

en realidad, en efecto

• essentially + clause

Collocations essentially the same as · essentially different from

• The new system is essentially the same as the old one.

  El nuevo sistema es en realidad lo mismo que el antiguo.