mainly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈmeɪnli/
:
principalmente
- His comments on cooking ostrich, for example, consisted mainly of a natural history of the creature.
- consists mainly of
- focuses mainly on
- mainly young people
Keith says that poetry is not mainly concerned with truth.
- Keith says that poetry is not mainly concerned with truth.
- No, no, I think down there it's mainly tiger sharks.
- So Burt's Bees to me is mainly known for skin care.
- They were, but mainly it's because I had work.
- So these games were mainly RIP offs of other games.
- And they are mainly rural and ex urban.
- China's GDP growth depends mainly on consumption growth.
- And the oppression came came mainly from the police.
- And, you know, really I'm, I'm drawn mainly to one thing.
- In this way, the NHS is funded mainly by the taxpayer.
- So that's mainly where I add powder.
- I think people, mainly men, put too much emphasis on sex.
- It has roots mainly in the brain and in brain systems.
- So paintings really, I work mainly in acrylic.
Examples
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World War One was mainly fought on the Western Front.
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In North America, it is found mainly in the West but also in the Northeast.
Academic text (2011) -
So governments fund themselves mainly through the bond market.
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The protesters are mainly religious groups.
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Other teachers saw information literacy mainly as the ability to use a search engine effectively.
Academic text (2011) -
The policy suggests that the portfolio focuses mainly on the partnership between the young person and their families.
Academic text (2011) -
So Burt's Bees to me is mainly known for skin care.
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In this way, the NHS is funded mainly by the taxpayer.
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China's GDP growth depends mainly on consumption growth.
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The committee's decisions are mainly based on scientific research.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
For the most part
457
2.4
To be mostly about one main thing
261
3.2
It happens in most cases but not always
103
3.7
Mainly true in most cases
89
3.4
To say that something is true in most cases
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4.0
Mostly or for the most part
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3.0
Mainly or for the most part
9
3.7
In most cases
Mainly in number, influence or importance
Most of all, more important than other things
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mainly comes from main, the same word you see in 'main road'. The older main meant 'most important' or 'strong', so mainly means 'for the most part'.