main
Of chief or leading importanceOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
» What is the main purpose of this plan?
Яка основна мета цього плану?
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.
(not comparable)Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
main timbers
main branch of a river
haupt-, hauptsächlich
гла́вныйglávnyj, основно́йosnovnój
головни́йholovnýj, основни́йosnovnýj
(dialectal, not comparable)Big; angry.
(not comparable)Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
(archaic, not comparable, usually)Full, sheer, undivided.
(not comparable, obsolete)Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
- of force; of the greatest possible intensity
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
- most important element
Examples
936 sentencesWhat is the main purpose of this plan?
Яка основна мета цього плану? — deniko
That's our main goal.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша основная цель. — paul_lingvo
What's your main goal?
Яка твоя основна мета? — deniko
This is our main goal.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша главная цель. — paul_lingvo
deDas ist unser Hauptziel. — Eldad
This is our main objective.
Це наша основна мета. — deniko
ruЭто наша главная цель. — paul_lingvo
deDies ist unser Hauptziel. — GaryGaryGary
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymolFrom Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence:independent
- most important element:chiefprimaryprincipalmaster
Word family
56 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- the main reason
- main reason
- isn't the main
- main reason why
- main reason that
- not the main
- the main gate
- main gate
- of the main
- main problem is
- main problem
- main course