mostly
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the wholeMainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
» The pain has mostly gone away.
Der Schmerz ist größtenteils verschwunden.
Біль майже пройшов.
Біль майже угамувався.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
meistens, überwiegend, weitgehend
по бо́льшей ча́стиpo bólʹšej části, гла́вным о́бразомglávnym óbrazom, ча́ще всего́čášče vsevó
головним чиномholovnym čynom, здебільшогоzdebilʹšoho, переважноperevažno
in large part; mainly or chiefly
(India, not comparable, proscribed)Synonym of probably, likely.
(not comparable, obsolete)To the greatest extent; most.
Examples
294 sentencesThe pain has mostly gone away.
Біль майже пройшов.
deDer Schmerz ist größtenteils verschwunden.
I was mostly right.
Я в основному мав рацію.
ruЯ был по большей части прав.
Success depends mostly on effort.
Успіх, в основному, залежить від зусилля.
ruУспех в основном зависит от усилий.
deErfolg hängt hauptsächlich von der Anstrengung ab.
What Tom said was mostly true.
ruСказанное Томом было по большей части правдой.
Tom mostly talked about his trip.
deTom sprach fast nur von seiner Reise.
Translations
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Synonyms
25 synonyms- in large part; mainly or chiefly:largelyfor the most part
- usually; as a rule:by and largegenerallymore often than not
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb