LARGELY


Meaning of LARGELY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lɑ:(r)dʒli ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

You use largely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.

The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...

I largely work with people who already are motivated...

Their weapons have been largely stones.

= mainly

ADV : ADV with v , ADV with cl / group

2.

Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.

Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars...

= mainly

ADV : ADV prep

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