Term: mainly

mainly (adverb) /ˈmeɪn.li/

Translations (LV)

Galvenokārt / lielākoties: Lielākajā daļā gadījumu vai attiecībā uz svarīgāko daļu.
Pamatā: Norādot uz galveno iemeslu vai sastāvdaļu.

Examples

General: “The new office layout is mainly designed to encourage collaboration between departments.”
Technical: “The delay in the project was mainly due to the late delivery of the fire-rated drywall.”
Security: “Our cybersecurity training focuses mainly on identifying phishing attempts and social engineering.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

mainly (adverb)

obsolete in a forceful manner

for the most part - chiefly

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

mainly (adverb)

for the most part

SYNONYMS:

altogether, basically, by and large, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially

RELATED WORDS:

about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh; approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly; commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually; incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat

NEAR ANTONYMS:

completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely; absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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