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primarily

Meaning of primarily

mainly; more than anything else

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British English/praɪˈmɛrəli/
American English/praɪˈmerəli/
Russian transcription[ˈɡlavnɨm ˈobrəzəm]
primarily
primarily - главным образом
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primarily with Russian translation

primarily usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Комната главным образом используется для встреч.

The room is primarily used for meetings.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она главным образом интересуется наукой.

She is primarily interested in science.

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primarily belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

primarilyглавным образом
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togetherвместе
oftenчасто
rarelyредко
earlyрано
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What's the difference between primarily / mainly / mostly / largely / chiefly

🇬🇧English
primarily

главным образом — mainly; more than anything else

B2Very Often

The room is primarily used for meetings.

Комната главным образом используется для встреч.

P
🇬🇧English
primarily

the original word; used to say what is most important or most true

B2Very Often

The report is primarily concerned with safety.

Отчёт главным образом касается безопасности.

M
🇬🇧English
mainly

more common in everyday speech; emphasizes the main part without sounding as formal

B2Very Often

I play tennis mainly for exercise.

Я играю в теннис главным образом для здоровья.

M
🇬🇧English
mostly

focuses on the larger part of something, often with a slightly more general meaning

B2Very Often

The class is mostly students from Asia.

В классе по большей части студенты из Азии.

L
🇬🇧English
largely

emphasizes degree or extent more than simple mainness

B2Often

The success was largely due to teamwork.

Успех в значительной степени был обусловлен командной работой.

C
🇬🇧English
chiefly

more formal and often used in writing; similar to mainly but a bit more literary

B2Often

The book is chiefly about political change.

Книга главным образом о политических изменениях.

P
🇬🇧English
principally

slightly more formal and often suggests the principal reason or main category

B2Often

The delay was principally caused by bad weather.

Задержка была главным образом вызвана плохой погодой.

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primarily translation: главным образом. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce primarily

/praɪˈmɛrəli/

primarily translation

главным образом

primarily examples

The room is primarily used for meetings.

primarily transcription

/praɪˈmɛrəli/, /praɪˈmerəli/

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primarily meaning: what does it mean?

mainly; more than anything else

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primarily is pronounced as /praɪˈmɛrəli/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The room is primarily used for meetings. Translation: Комната главным образом используется для встреч.

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