primarily

Meaning in simple English

US /praɪˈmɛrəli/ · UK /ˈpraɪmərəli/

primarily means: Mainly, or more than anything else.

adverb

MAINLYB2

Mainly, or more than anything else.

This room is primarily for reading.
The shop sells primarily fresh food.
She left primarily because the journey to work was too long.

Similar words: mainly, chiefly, mostly

Common phrases: primarily for children, primarily concerned, primarily because

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primarily in other languages

Türkçe: başlıca, öncelikle, esas olarak
Español: principalmente, sobre todo
Français: principalement, avant tout
Deutsch: hauptsächlich, vor allem
Italiano: principalmente, soprattutto
日本語: 主に, 第一に

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