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- Dictionarymain·ly/ˈmānlē/
adverb
- 1. more than anything else: "he is mainly concerned with fiction"
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1. obsolete : in a forceful manner. 2. : for the most part : chiefly. Synonyms. altogether. basically. by and large. chiefly. generally. largely. mostly. overall. predominantly. primarily. principally. substantially. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of mainly in a Sentence. you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing.
usually or to a large degree: I mainly go to bed around midnight. The group is made up of mainly young people. They argued that the tax will mainly benefit the rich. Synonyms. chiefly. primarily. principally. Fewer examples. Cheetahs are mainly found in Africa. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
Mainly definition: chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent. See examples of MAINLY used in a sentence.
You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something. He did not want to take up a competitive sport, mainly because he did not have anyone to play with.
usually or to a large degree: I mainly go to bed around midnight. The group is made up of mainly young people. They argued that the tax will mainly benefit the rich. Synonyms. chiefly. primarily. principally. Fewer examples. Cheetahs are mainly found in Africa. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
Definition of mainly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of mainly. adverb. for the most part. “he is mainly interested in butterflies”. synonyms: chiefly, in the main, primarily, principally. Pronunciation. US.
1. 'generally'. Generally means 'usually', 'in most cases', or 'on the whole'. Paperback books are generally cheapest. His answer was generally correct. 2. 'mainly'. Don't use generally to say that something is true about most of something, or about most of the people or things in a group. Use mainly.
mostly or to a large degree: The waitresses are mainly French. Fewer examples. The disease mainly occurs in women over 40. The tourists we met were mainly Scandinavians and other Europeans. It's the sort of music that appeals mainly to the young.
mainly meaning, definition, what is mainly: used to mention the main part or cause o...: Learn more.
