to all intents and purposes

• Formelhafte Wendung, die angibt, dass etwas faktisch wahr ist oder dieselbe Wirkung hat wie die Wahrheit, auch wenn es nicht ganz oder technisch gesehen so ist.

A formal phrase used to indicate that something is effectively true or has the same effect as being true, even if not exactly or technically so.

1. In effect or essentiallyB2formal

   Used to indicate that something is effectively true, even if not exactly or officially so.

   Im Grunde genommen

   • To all intents and purposes, the project is finished.
   • He is, to all intents and purposes, the leader of the group.
   • The old building is, to all intents and purposes, abandoned.