mainly
adverb/ˈmeɪnli/CEFR B1মূলত, প্রধানত
Meaning
For the most part; chiefly.
Example sentences
- The class is mainly for beginners.ক্লাসটা মূলত নতুনদের জন্য।
- We eat mainly rice and fish.আমরা প্রধানত ভাত আর মাছ খাই।
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar words, and what each means
Other English words for “মূলত, প্রধানত”
- essentially
Basically; in the most important respects.
- basically
In the most important respects, leaving out the details.
- fundamentally
In the most basic and important respects.
- substantially
To a large degree, or in the main.
- primarily
Mainly; for the most part.
- chiefly
Mainly, more than anything else.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- mainadjectiveপ্রধান, মূল
“mainly” elsewhere on EnglishBD
'Shall' now mainly appears in offers and suggestions like 'Shall we go?'.
Future Simple Tense (Will) →Prepositions of time — mainly in, on and at — tell us when something happens.
Prepositions of Time: In, On, At →Save 'much' and 'many' mainly for questions and negatives (much money? not many people).
Much, Many and A Lot Of →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“mainly” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • যাই হোক না কেন, তোয়াক্কা না করে
- • তথাপি, তবুও
- • না, নয়
- • মূলত, প্রধানত
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মূলত, প্রধানত — mainly (adverb) — মূলত, প্রধানত. For the most part; chiefly.
Which word is closest in meaning to “mainly”?
- • specially
- • furtively
- • rather
- • chiefly
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chiefly — chiefly — প্রধানত, মুখ্যত. Mainly, more than anything else.
Related words
- chieflyপ্রধানত, মুখ্যতsynonym
- mostlyবেশিরভাগ ক্ষেত্রে, প্রধানতsynonym
- primarilyপ্রাথমিকভাবে, প্রধানতsynonym
- main courseপ্রধান খাবার, খাবারnearby
- mainlandমূল ভূখণ্ডnearby
- mainsailপ্রধান পালnearby
- mainstayপ্রধান অবলম্বন, মূল ভরসাnearby
- maizeভুট্টাsame level
- majorপ্রধান, বড়, বড় ধরনেরsame level
- majorityসংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা, অধিকাংশsame level
- make upবানানো, মীমাংসা করা, মিথ্যা বানানো, মিটমাট করা, তৈরি করা, বানিয়ে বলাsame level
- makeoverসাজবদল, রূপবদলsame level