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Primarily has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

for the most part

"he is mainly interested in butterflies"

2

of primary import

"this is primarily a question of economics"

"it was in the first place a local matter"

3

Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

"The company is primarily focused on expanding its online presence rather than opening new physical stores."

In plain English: Primarily means mainly or mostly, showing that something is the most important part of a situation.

"The team primarily focuses on improving their defense this season."

Usage: Use primarily to indicate that something is the main focus or most important part of a situation. Place it before the noun phrase it modifies to clarify that other factors exist but are secondary.

Example Sentences
"The team primarily focuses on improving their defense this season." adv
"The bus runs primarily on diesel fuel until it reaches the next charging station." adv
"Most of her time is spent primarily studying for her final exams." adv
"We need to focus primarily on safety before worrying about speed limits." adv
Related Terms
Antonyms
secondarily

Origin

Primarily comes from combining the word primary with the suffix -ly. It entered English to mean "for the most part" or "mainly," extending the original sense of being first in importance.

Rhyming Words
ily oily mily lily wily eily pily rily soily doily shily phily icily wrily drily noily baily daily amily emily
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