mainly
/ˈmeɪnli/adverb
उच्चारण मेन्ली
मुख्यतः, मुख्य रूप से, अधिकतर
Basic word
- 1
more than anything else; in most cases
मुख्यतः, मुख्य रूप से, अधिकतर
- The people in this area are mainly farmers.
- The delay was mainly due to bad weather.
- Radhika reads mainly in the early morning.
+ 3 more examples
- The students come mainly from small towns.
- She was mainly interested in the history section.
- The traffic jam was caused mainly by the rain.
Synonyms chiefly mostly largely primarily principally
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
mainly + noun phrase / adjective
Mainly means more than anything else; it usually stands before the word it modifies, as in mainly students or mainly cloudy.
'Mainly' का अर्थ सबसे अधिक होता है; यह प्रायः उस शब्द से पहले आता है जिसे वह modify करता है, जैसे mainly students या mainly cloudy।
- The audience was mainly students.
- The sky will be mainly cloudy tomorrow.
mainly because / mainly due to
Mainly because and mainly due to give the chief reason; they are common in exam answers and reports.
'Mainly because' और 'mainly due to' मुख्य कारण बताते हैं; ये परीक्षा के उत्तरों और रिपोर्टों में सामान्य हैं।
- She failed mainly because she did not revise.
- The delay was mainly due to heavy rain.
mainly vs mostly
Mainly points to the chief reason or kind; mostly points to the larger quantity or most cases. They overlap but are not always equal.
'Mainly' मुख्य कारण या प्रकार की ओर संकेत करता है; 'mostly' बड़ी मात्रा या अधिकांश स्थितियों की ओर। दोनों में समानता है पर सदैव बराबर नहीं।
- The soil here is mainly sand.
- The shops were mostly closed.
+Collocations 4
mainly + adjective
mainly drymainly sunnymainly ruralmainly youngmainly vegetarian
- The region is mainly rural, with small farms.
mainly + prepositional phrase
mainly inmainly formainly frommainly onmainly by
- The tea is grown mainly in Assam and Darjeeling.
verb + mainly
consist mainly ofdepend mainly onbe used mainly forlive mainly onwork mainly with
- Rice is the staple food and people live mainly on it.
linking phrases
mainly becausemainly due tomainly tomainly as
- He joined the course mainly to improve his speaking.
“More examples 5
- The village economy depends mainly on farming.
गाँव की अर्थव्यवस्था मुख्यतः खेती पर निर्भर है।
- Radhika studies mainly in the early morning.
राधिका मुख्यतः सुबह जल्दी पढ़ती है।
- The exam is aimed mainly at graduates.
यह परीक्षा मुख्यतः स्नातकों के लिए है।
- He was late mainly because the train was cancelled.
वह मुख्यतः इसलिए देर से आया क्योंकि ट्रेन रद्द हो गई थी।
- The monsoon brings rain mainly to the western coast and the north-east.
मानसून मुख्यतः पश्चिमी तट और उत्तर-पूर्व में वर्षा लाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Mainly, mostly and chiefly all mean to the greatest extent, but they point at different things.
Mainly, mostly और chiefly का अर्थ अधिकतम सीमा तक है, पर वे अलग-अलग बातों की ओर इशारा करते हैं।
Looks at the most important part, reason or kind.
सबसे महत्वपूर्ण भाग, कारण या प्रकार को देखता है।
- He came mainly to see her.
Looks at the largest number or amount, or nearly all cases.
सबसे बड़ी संख्या या मात्रा, या लगभग सभी स्थितियों को देखता है।
- The guests were mostly relatives.
More formal than mainly; stresses the leading reason.
'Mainly' से अधिक formal; प्रमुख कारण पर बल देता है।
- She is known chiefly for her poetry.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: mainly normally goes before the word or phrase it describes, as in 'mainly because of the rain', or after the verb be, as in 'They are mainly farmers'.
Usage में mainly प्रायः उस शब्द या phrase से पहले आता है जिसके बारे में बताता है, जैसे 'mainly because of the rain', या verb be के बाद आता है, जैसे 'They are mainly farmers'।