CHIEFLY

Meaning of CHIEFLY in English

/ ˈtʃiːfli; NAmE / adverb

not completely, but as a most important part

SYN primarily , mainly :

We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.

He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CHIEFLY — precipue
English interlingue dictionary
CHIEFLY — I. adverb Date: 14th century most importantly ; principally, especially , for the most part ; mostly , mainly , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchēflē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English chefly, chiefly, from chef, chief, adjective + -ly 1. : most importantly : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — (adv.) For the most part; mostly.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEFLY — (adv.) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) For the most part; mostly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — /cheef"lee/ , adv. 1. primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. 2. mainly; mostly: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, primarily
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchē-flē adverb Date: 14th century 1. : most importantly : principally , especially 2. : for the most part …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv for the most part; mostly. 2. chiefly ·adv in the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster English vocab
CHIEFLY — ■ adverb mainly; especially. ↘mostly.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIEFLY — [chief.ly] adv (14c) 1: most importantly: principally, especially 2: for the most part: mostly, mainly [2]chiefly adj (1870): of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEFLY — chief ‧ ly /ˈtʃiːfli/ BrE AmE adverb mostly but not completely SYN mainly : The work consists chiefly of interviewing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Oxford English vocab
CHIEFLY — You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — You use ~ to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIEFLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE concerned ▪ In 1240 Edward succeeded his father as keeper of the king's works …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — [adverb]The island chiefly (= mostly) attracts upmarket tourists.Those chiefly (= more than others) responsible were never brought to justice.
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEFLY — Synonyms and related words : a fortiori, ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, above all, all in all, all the more, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv. Chiefly is used with these adjectives: ↑ composed , ↑ concerned , ↑ interested , ↑ responsible Chiefly is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — • ↑ largely/chiefly
Longman Activator English vocab
CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, in particular, especially, particularly, above all, most of all, pre-eminently, principally, primarily, mostly, predominantly, largely, by and large, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn : predominantly, mainly свойственный или подобающий вождю - * duties обязанности вождя главным …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — chiefly.ogg 1. ʹtʃi:flı a свойственный или подобающий вождю chiefly duties - обязанности вождя 2. ʹtʃi:flı adv гланым образом, особенно; преимущественно, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEFLY — chiefly нареч.главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn:predominantly, mainly
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHIEFLY — 1. ʹtʃi:flı a свойственный или подобающий вождю chiefly duties - обязанности вождя 2. ʹtʃi:flı adv гланым образом, особенно; преимущественно, в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn : predominantly, mainly свойственный или подобающий вождю - * duties обязанности вождя главным …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — adv. Function: adjective Date: 1870 : of or relating to a chief < chiefly duties>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. Pronunciation: ' ch ē -fl ē Function: adverb Date: 14th century 1 : most importantly : PRINCIPALLY , ESPECIALLY …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. Function: adverb Synonyms: GENERALLY 1, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEFLY — ad. 1. Principally, eminently, mainly, especially, particularly, above all. 2. Mostly, for the most part.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHIEFLY — adverb Synonyms: generally 1, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHIEFLY — adv. 25B6; adverb MAINLY, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, mostly, for the most part; usually, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — aldorlice
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
CHIEFLY — Главным образом
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — преимущественно, в основном, особенно
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHIEFLY — (d) главным образом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHIEFLY — 1. [ʹtʃi:flı] a свойственный или подобающий вождю ~ duties - обязанности вождя 2. [ʹtʃi:flı] adv главным образом, особенно; преимущественно, в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn: predominantly , mainly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn: predominantly, mainly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHIEFLY — _adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHIEFLY — в основном главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHIEFLY — _adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CHIEFLY — Главным образом
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — [adv.] главным образом, особенно
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CHIEFLY — главным образом
English-Russian Online Dictionary
CHIEFLY — главным образом, особенно
English-Russian vocab
CHIEFLY — в основном
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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