"primarily" meaning in English

See primarily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/, /ˈpɹaɪmɛɹəli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primarily.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primarily2.wav
Etymology: From primary + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|primary|-ly|id2=adverbial}} primary + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} primarily (not comparable)
  1. (focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost Tags: focus, not-comparable Synonyms: by and large, chiefly, for the most part, mostly, above all Translations (of a primary or central nature): birinci növbədə (Azerbaijani), əsasən (Azerbaijani), ilk növbədə (Azerbaijani), галоўным чынам (halóŭnym čynam) (Belarusian), пераважна (pjeravažna) (Belarusian), главно (glavno) (Bulgarian), преди всичко (predi vsičko) (Bulgarian), primàriament (Catalan), esasen (Crimean Tatar), esas olaraq (Crimean Tatar), çoqusı (Crimean Tatar), pääasiassa (Finnish), ensisijaisesti (Finnish), ennen muuta (Finnish), ennen kaikkea (Finnish), principalement (French), essentiellement (French), surtout (French), primariamente (Galician), hauptsächlich (German), in erster Linie (German), főként (Hungarian), elsősorban (Hungarian), aðallega (Icelandic), fyrst og fremst (Icelandic), principalmente (Italian), fondamentalmente (Italian), primariamente (Italian), primært (Norwegian Bokmål), primært (Norwegian Nynorsk), hauptsechlich (Plautdietsch), în primul rând (Romanian), înainte de toate (Romanian), în principal (Romanian), гла́вным о́бразом (glávnym óbrazom) (Russian), primariamente (Spanish), переважно (perevažno) (Ukrainian), головно (holovno) (Ukrainian)
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          "code": "az",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "birinci növbədə"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "çoqusı"
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "pääasiassa"
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "hauptsächlich"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "in erster Linie"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "főként"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "fyrst og fremst"
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "în primul rând"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "înainte de toate"
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "glávnym óbrazom",
          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
          "word": "гла́вным о́бразом"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "perevažno",
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          "word": "переважно"
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      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "birinci növbədə"
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      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "çoqusı"
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      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "pääasiassa"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "ennen muuta"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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      "word": "elsősorban"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "aðallega"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "fyrst og fremst"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "principalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "fondamentalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "primariamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "primært"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "primært"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "hauptsechlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "în primul rând"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "înainte de toate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "în principal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glávnym óbrazom",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "гла́вным о́бразом"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "primariamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perevažno",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "переважно"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "holovno",
      "sense": "of a primary or central nature",
      "word": "головно"
    }
  ],
  "word": "primarily"
}

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