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- Dictionarylargely/ˈlɑːdʒli/
adverb
- 1. to a great extent; on the whole; mostly: "he was soon arrested, largely through the efforts of Tom Poole"
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adverb. uk / ˈlɑːdʒ.li / us / ˈlɑːrdʒ.li / Add to word list. B2. almost completely: a largely male company. Their complaints have been largely ignored. Until recently the civil war had been largely unreported in the press. Fewer examples. The west of the city was largely unaffected by the bombing.
: in a large manner. especially : to a large extent : mostly, primarily. words largely unknown a decade ago. Synonyms. altogether. basically. by and large. chiefly. generally. mainly. mostly. overall. predominantly. primarily. principally. substantially. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of largely in a Sentence.
Largely definition: to a great extent; in great part; generally; chiefly. See examples of LARGELY used in a sentence.
You use largely to say that a statement is mostly but not completely true. American English : largely / ˈlɑrdʒli / Arabic : إِلَى دَرَجَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ
1. You use largely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true. [...] 2. Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation. [...] More. Synonyms of 'largely' • mainly, generally, chiefly, widely [...] More. Collocations with the word 'largely'
Define largely. largely synonyms, largely pronunciation, largely translation, English dictionary definition of largely. adv. 1. For the most part; mainly. 2. On a large scale; amply. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by...
to a great degree, or generally: My advice was largely ignored. His early novels went largely unnoticed. (Definition of largely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of largely. largely. Which, it turns out, are also largely neurological. From The Atlantic.
Definitions of largely. adverb. in large part; mainly or chiefly. “These accounts are largely inactive” synonyms: for the most part, mostly. adverb. on a large scale. “the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row” Pronunciation. US. /ˈlɑrdʒli/ UK. /ˈlɑdʒli/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Largely."
Definition of largely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In a widespread or large manner. Wiktionary. Similar definitions. Synonyms: for-the-most-part. mostly. primarily. predominantly. generally. mainly. chiefly. considerably. Origin of Largely. large +"Ž -ly. From Wiktionary. Largely Sentence Examples. Finally life was good, and she was largely responsible.
