Collocations with "partly"

31 collocations found

partly cloudy

Indicates that the sky has both clouds and clear areas.

cloudy7.6
partly blame

to blame someone to some degree, but not completely

blame7.5
depend7.5
overlap7.5
partly rebuild

Synonym for 'partially rebuild'.

rebuild7.3
partly conceal

to hide something to some extent, but not completely

conceal7.2
attribute6.9
partly determine

To be one of the factors that decides something, but not the only one.

determine6.9
partly derive

To get something in part, but not completely, from a source.

derive6.8
partly explicable

Can be explained to some extent, but not completely.

explicable6.7
partly dependent

Similar to 'partially', meaning reliant to some degree.

dependent6.6
partly decompose

Indicates an incomplete state of decay.

decompose6.5
partly alleviate

Used to indicate a partial or incomplete reduction in a problem.

alleviate6.4
cover6.4
partly excavate

To dig out only a portion of an area or site.

excavate6.4
partly furnished

describes a place that is equipped with some, but not all, necessary furniture

furnished6.3
partly submerged

Means that a part of the object is underwater.

submerged6.3
block6.2
justified6.2
partly compensate

To remove or reduce the bad effect of something to some extent, but not completely.

compensate6.1
destroy6.1
partly obscure

To partially hide or cover something.

obscure6.1
partly draw

To pull something, like curtains, part of the way.

draw6.0
partly solve

to find a partial solution that does not fully address the issue

solve6.0
partly succeed

succeed to some degree

succeed6.0
partly undressed

Partially without clothes.

undressed6.0
closed5.9
partly shield

to protect to some degree, but not completely

shield5.4
soluble5.2