largely

ˈlɑrdʒli

Definition

Definition of largely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

degreeto a great extent or degree

The success of the project was largely due to her efforts..

mainly

mostly

primarily

languageused to say a statement is mostly true

The report is largely accurate with minor errors.

mainly

predominantly

primarily

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Expressions with largely

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figure largely in

be prominently involved in a situation or event

The new policy will figure largely in the upcoming debate.

thanks largely to

adv.

because of a main reason or factor

The project succeeded thanks largely to her leadership.

Origin of largely

Latin, largus (abundant)

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golden

adj.

material

made from or largely consisting of gold

Examples of largely in a sentence

The outcome was largely influenced by external factors.
The project was largely successful despite some setbacks.
Her comments were largely positive about the new policy.

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French:largement, ...
German:weitgehend, ...
Italian:largamente, principalmente, ...
Spanish:mayormente, principalmente, ...
Portuguese:principalmente, maioritariamente, ...
Chinese:在很大程度上, 大体上, ...
Japanese:主に, ほとんど, ...
Arabic:إِلَى حَدٍّ كَبِيرٍ, غَالِبًا, ...
Hebrew:בְּמִידָה רַבָּה, לָרֹב, ...
Russian:в значительной степени, по большей части, ...
Ukrainian:значною мірою, здебільшого, ...
Hindi:काफ़ी हद तक, अधिकांशतः, ...
Bengali:অনেকাংশে, মোটের ওপর, ...
Catalan:en gran part, ...
Czech:z velké části, většinou, ...
Danish:i høj grad, stort set, ...
Dutch:grotendeels, voornamelijk, ...
Greek:σε μεγάλο βαθμό, κατά κύριο λόγο, ...
Hungarian:nagyrészt, többnyire, ...
Khmer:ភាគច្រើន, ជាទូទៅ, ...
Korean:대부분, 대체로, ...
Persian:تا حد زیادی, بیشتر, ...
Polish:znacznie, przeważnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):principalmente, majoritariamente, ...
Romanian:în mare măsură, majoritar, ...
Swedish:till stor del, ...
Thai:ส่วนใหญ่, เป็นส่วนใหญ่, ...
Turkish:büyük ölçüde, çoğunlukla, ...
Vietnamese:phần lớn, ...

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