primarily
Of a primary or central nature, first and foremostOf a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
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» Our album was recorded primarily in Boston.
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Examples
73 sentencesOur album was recorded primarily in Boston.
Tom is primarily a third baseman.
Tom is primarily the bass guitarist, but he sometimes sings backup vocals.
Meaning
1 senses(focus, not comparable)Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
hauptsächlich, in erster Linie
гла́вным о́бразомglávnym óbrazom
переважноperevažno, головноholovno
- for the most part
- of primary import
Synonyms
8 synonyms- for the most part:chieflyprincipallymainlyin the main
- of primary import:in the first place
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.