theoretical

adjectiveB2 · Upper-intermediate

Based on ideas, not on practice or experience.

Meaning of «theoretical»

adjective

based on ideas, not on practice or experience

This idea is still theoretical and has not been tested.

Translation

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«theoretical» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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ES Español

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

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TR Türkçe

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UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

about ideas, not real things

abstractan idea, not something you can touchFreedom is an abstract idea.

conceptualabout ideas and conceptsShe studies conceptual art.

theoreticalbased on theory, not on real practiceHe has only theoretical knowledge of cooking.

hypotheticalimagined, not a real situationLet us think about a hypothetical case.

Word family

theory B1 · nountheoretical B2 · adjectivetheoretically C1 · adverbtheorist B2 · nountheorize C1 · verb

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