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. — Wolf
Біль майже пройшов. — aandrusiak
Біль майже угамувався. — shanghainese
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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. — aandrusiak
deDer Schmerz ist größtenteils verschwunden. — Wolf
I was mostly right.
Я в основному мав рацію. — deniko
ruЯ был по большей части прав. — marafon
Success depends mostly on effort.
Успіх, в основному, залежить від зусилля. — deniko
ruУспех в основном зависит от усилий. — Balamax
deErfolg hängt hauptsächlich von der Anstrengung ab. — Esperantostern
What Tom said was mostly true.
ruСказанное Томом было по большей части правдой. — marafon
Tom mostly talked about his trip.
deTom sprach fast nur von seiner Reise. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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