chiefly

adverb/ˈtʃiːfli/CEFR C1

প্রধানত, মুখ্যত

Meaning

Mainly, more than anything else.

Example sentences

  • The village lives chiefly on farming.গ্রামটি প্রধানত কৃষির উপর নির্ভরশীল।
  • The delay was chiefly our fault.দেরিটা মুখ্যত আমাদেরই দোষ।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: mainly, primarily

Similar words, and what each means

  • mainly

    মূলত, প্রধানত

    For the most part; chiefly.

  • primarily

    প্রাথমিকভাবে, প্রধানত

    Mainly; for the most part.

Other English words for “প্রধানত, মুখ্যত”

  • mainly

    For the most part; chiefly.

  • primarily

    Mainly; for the most part.

  • mostly

    In most cases, or for the greater part.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • chiefnoun, adjectiveপ্রধান, মুখ্য; নেতা, প্রধান ব্যক্তি

“chiefly” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Air: The air over our cities is spoiled chiefly by brick kilns, vehicles that should have left the road years ago, and uncovered construction dust.

    Environment Pollution →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “chiefly” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • কদাচিৎ, বিরলভাবে
    • • এখানে
    • • প্রধানত, মুখ্যত
    • • প্রায়, কার্যত; বাস্তবক্ষেত্রে
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    প্রধানত, মুখ্যত — chiefly (adverb) — প্রধানত, মুখ্যত. Mainly, more than anything else.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “chiefly”?

    • • here
    • • mainly
    • • correctly
    • • seemingly
    Show the answer

    mainly — mainly — মূলত, প্রধানত. For the most part; chiefly.

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