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adverb
- 1. more than anything else: "he is mainly concerned with fiction"
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B1. 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.
adverb. us / ˈmeɪn.li / uk / ˈmeɪn.li / Add to word list. B1. 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.
Mainly definition: chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent. See examples of MAINLY used in a sentence.
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.
You use mainly to say that a statement is true in most cases or to a large extent.
Definition of mainly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define mainly. mainly synonyms, mainly pronunciation, mainly translation, English dictionary definition of mainly. adv. For the most part; chiefly. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
