Definitions for mainly
ˈmeɪn limain·ly

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main(adverb)

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mainly(Adverb)

   Forcefully, vigorously.

2. mainly(Adverb)

   Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.

3. mainly(Adverb)

   To a great degree; very much.

4. mainly(Adverb)

   Chiefly; for the most part.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mainly(adverb)

   very strongly; mightily; to a great degree

   Etymology: [From main strong. See Main strength.]

2. Mainly(adverb)

   principally; chiefly

   Etymology: [From main strong. See Main strength.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1485

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1694

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Adverbs Frequency: #134

Anagrams for mainly »

1. aminyl, amylin

How to pronounce mainly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mainly in a Sentence

1. David Rodriguez:

   It's mainly about people coming for training and logistics support right now, for training sites, and that's what we see right now. As far as a huge command and control network, have not seen that yet, the numbers are somewhere around a couple hundred ... but again we don't have a specific precise assessment of that right now.

2. Harry Campbell:

   The RideShare Guy blog looks like Lyft's cash bonus will reward mainly full-time or very veteran drivers, which I think is fair.

3. David Bosco:

   I think they've decided they're not going to use these courts very much,' mainly The US's a place where we get attacked,' so we're going to pull out.

4. Mark Twain:

   Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned. - Notebook, 1898

5. Anuj Somany:

   Showbiz celebrity couple throws party at their every wedding anniversary for mainly two reasons; First, for publicity and second,just to prove to the people that the compatibility still exists between them.

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