English-Thai Dictionary

mainly

ADV โดยส่วนใหญ่  ส่วนมาก  chiefly in the main largely doi-suan-yai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAINLY

adv. Chiefly; principally. He is mainly occupied with domestic concerns.
1. Greatly; to a great degree; mightily.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAINLY

Main "ly, adv. Etym: [From main strong. See Main strength. ]

 

Defn: Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs. ] Bacon. Shak.

 

MAINLY

Main "ly, adv. Etym: [From main principal, chief. ]

 

Defn: Principally; chiefly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mainly

main ly |ˈmānlē ˈmeɪnli | ▶adverb more than anything else: he is mainly concerned with fiction. • for the most part: the west will be mainly dry.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mainly

main ¦ly |ˈmeɪnli | ▶adverb more than anything else: he is mainly concerned with fiction. • for the most part: the west will be mainly dry.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

mainly

mainly adverb the people on the island are mainly tourists: mostly, for the most part, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, predominantly, chiefly, principally, primarily; generally, usually, typically, commonly, on average, as a rule, almost always.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

mainly

mainly adverb the people are mainly visitors: mostly, for the most part, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree, predominantly, chiefly, principally; generally, usually, typically, commonly, as a rule, on average.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mainly

main ly /méɪnli /→main 副詞 比較なし 主に , 主として (chiefly ); 大体は (mostly )▸ This course focuses mainly on Britain .この講座では主にイギリスを取り上げます ▸ mainly because …主に …という理由で ▸ mainly due to A 主にAのせいで (!mainly ＋ wh節も可能 )