largely

[US]/ˈlɑːdʒli/
[UK]/ˈlɑːrdʒli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. predominantly; in great part; for the most part.

Phrases & Collocations

largely unchanged

largely considered

largely ignored

Example Sentences

the population is largely anglophone.

a largely instrumental piece.

English is largely uninflected.

a largely illiterate population

a largely male viewership.

It is largely dependent on the weather.

This country is largely desert.

history is largely an ideological construct.

It is largely a matter of conjecture.

a largely self-contained community

the debate has been largely academic.

the ground was largely excavated by hand.

a largely factitious national identity.

modern factories are largely footloose.

their efforts have been largely misdirected.

the area was repopulated largely by Russians.

their activities continue to be largely uncurbed.

His failure is largely due to timidity.

The style in these two books largely overlaps.

Fish features largely in their diet.

Real-world Examples

The mechanism of disease is largely mediated by inflammatory factors including hepcidin.

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

State media largely is ignoring the situation.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Our oceans are still largely a mystery, with only 5% of it explored.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

So during home schooling, did your mom teach you or was it largely self-study?

Source: National College Student English Competition Category C

Monks and nuns comprise a substantial portion of society, largely self-contained and isolated.

Source: Beautiful China

The largely neutral palette sometimes turned adventurous with pops of cobalt, caramel and moss green.

Source: Financial Times Reading Selection

All of those have just largely disappeared.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

This is largely a societal Western construct.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Power has largely been restored across Argentina.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2023

This is probably largely because of status-consciousness.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

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