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mostly [ˈməʊstlɪ] adv
1. almost entirely; chiefly 2. on many or most occasions; usually ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mostly adverb 1. mainly, largely, chiefly, principally, primarily, above all, on the whole, predominantly, for the most part, almost entirely I am working with mostly highly motivated people. 2. generally, usually, on the whole, most often, as a rule, customarily We mostly go to clubs, or round to a friend's house. Translations mostly [ˈməʊstlɪ] ADV (= mainly) → en su mayoría, en su mayor parte they are mostly women → en su mayoría or en su mayor parte son mujeres, la mayoría or casi todas son mujeres this part of the country is mostly unspoiled → esta zona del país conserva, en su mayor parte, su belleza natural owls hunt mostly at night → el búho caza principalmente or sobre todo de noche mostly because → principalmente porque ..., sobre todo porque ... it's mostly finished → está casi terminado mostly [ˈməʊstli] adv (= chiefly) → principalement, surtout She had an exciting career, mostly in Birmingham → Elle a eu une carrière passionnante, principalement à Birmingham. Her pictures sold well, mostly to friends and family → Ses tableaux se sont bien vendus, principalement à des proches. to be mostly sth [+ material] → être composé principalement de qch Cars are mostly metal → Les voitures sont composées principalement de métal. to consist mostly of sth → consister principalement en qch (= for the most part) → pour la plupart The teachers are mostly quite nice → La plupart des professeurs sont assez gentils., Les professeurs sont, pour la plupart, assez gentils. mostly adv (= principally) → hauptsächlich; (= most of the time) → meistens; (= by and large) → zum größten Teil; they are mostly women/over fifty → die meisten sind Frauen/über fünfzig; mostly because … → hauptsächlich, weil … mostly [ˈməʊstlɪ] adv (chiefly) → per lo più; (usually) → in genere mostly [ˈməʊstlɪ] adv (chiefly) → per lo più; (usually) → in genere How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Comrades of the thunder and companions of death, I cannot but regard it as singularly fortunate that we who by conviction and sympathy are designated by nature as the champions of that fairest of her products, the white metal, should also, by a happy chance, be engaged mostly in the business of mining it. This little coterie of friends was composed of seven famous men, who possessed many talents in common, being poets and musicians, alchemists, philosophers, and mostly hard drinkers as well. But anyway, he gets out by himself and mopes and thinks; and mostly he hunts for a lonesome place high up on the hill in the edge of the woods, and sets there and looks away off on the big Mississippi down there a-reaching miles and miles around the points where the timber looks smoky and dim it's so far off and still, and everything's so solemn it seems like everybody you've loved is dead and gone, and you 'most wish you was dead and gone too, and done with it all. |
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