in essence
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- idiom
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en esencia
- The two solutions differ in their details, but in essence, they achieve the same result.
- in essence becomes
- in essence view
But their revenue model and XRP is in essence selling the XRP.
- But their revenue model and XRP is in essence selling the XRP.
- And so in essence, I would say slow down.
- And now you find yourself in essence feeling stuck.
- It is the reason that many people with empathy in essence collapse in these relationships.
- They in essence are hunting your sense of self.
- Google followed Facebook with its Gmail algorithm, in essence, to understand the newsfeed dynamic.
- What you have to do in essence, is think about how you can replace yourself.
- Rupert Murdoch has, in essence, killed the minds of millions of us.
- All metaphysics is in essence nonsense according to Error.
- It's it's throwing military hardware and assistance at Iraq and in essence is underwriting the Shia militia.
- OK, the potency for long term learning comes from relearning, which in essence just means do it again.
- A lot of people are going to take that choice that is in essence A freely created loan.
- And he, in essence, became like a Fagin.
- So how I like to describe PCOS, in essence, is being born with more eggs in your vault.
Examples
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Our lives look so different - but in essence, are they that different at all?
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In essence, we've stolen many coins from Him.
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And so in essence, I would say slow down.
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And now you find yourself in essence feeling stuck.
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Please remember that the justice system is, in essence, run by lawyers.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I think that is in essence, the key to discipline.
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What they do to the lives of women is, in essence, what my tale is all about.
Fiction book (1997) -
Classroom theory, in essence, is put into practice as a result.
Academic text (2011) -
The university-level program for gifted children is, in essence, an advanced placement class.
Academic text (1992) -
The reporting systems in different treaties, while similar in essence, diverge in small yet significant ways.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
To say the main or most important point
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3.4
Mostly in the main or basic sense
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3.9
In a basic way that shows what is most important
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6.6
Basically what is most true about someone or something
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'in essence' directly combines 'in' (indicating inclusion/within) with 'essence' (the central quality) to mean 'essentially' or 'at the core, ignoring details.' This is a regular compositional adverbial pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
In essence comes from the idea of the inner part of something. Imagine peeling an orange to reach the juicy inside that shows what the fruit really is, so saying in essence means 'the most important or basic part' when you ignore small details.