largely
♦♦ large|ly /l'ɑːrdʒli/
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You use largely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.
The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...
I largely work with people who already are motivated...
Their weapons have been largely stones.
= mainly
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Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.
Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars...
= mainly
1 [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
You use largely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.
The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...
I largely work with people who already are motivated...
Their weapons have been largely stones.
= mainly
2 [ADV] ADV prep
Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.
Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars...
= mainly