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primarily

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpraɪmərəli/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/praɪˈmɛrəli/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prī mâr′ə lē, -mer′-, prī′mer ə lē, -mər ə-)


Collocations for "primarily"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "primarily" in context.

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primarily

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. primarily for [students, adults, parents, women]
  2. are primarily [made, designed, written, intended] for [students]
  3. was primarily [caused, funded, used] by
  4. was cancelled primarily [due to, owing to, because of]
  5. primarily in terms of [size, experience, importance]
  6. primarily for [home, hospital, industrial] use
  7. is popular, primarily in [Europe]
  8. is primarily responsible for the [error, damage, loss]
  9. their income comes primarily from [banking, farming, advertising]
  10. the [products, items, materials] are primarily from
  11. primarily a teacher, she became a [singer, doctor, politics]
'primarily' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "primarily" in the title:

...it’s been thought <of primarily as> <to be> a psychiatric disorder... - English Only forum
a product primarily of nature or nurture - English Only forum
Absence of what is primarily expected - English Only forum
and not just primarily secular Christians and Jews - English Only forum
buy something primarily/mainly - English Only forum
come primarily from variations in actual output around potential output - English Only forum
development primarily engineered by authoritarian establishments - English Only forum
Do we need to put “and” right before “primarily from property taxes”? - English Only forum
down to it <being> primarily.... - English Only forum
dynamics within the Jewish population, primarily secular versus Orthodox - English Only forum
I <primarily> would like to visit - English Only forum
initially, firstly, originally, primarily - English Only forum
is primarily/primarily is (word order) - English Only forum
mainly/mostly/typically/primarily/usually/generally - English Only forum
most, most often, usually, mainly/primarily - English Only forum
not primarily profit-driven, profits are real - English Only forum
Pikachu is primarily what color? - English Only forum
primarily - English Only forum
"primarily" and "mainly" - English Only forum
Primarily ethical issue or Primary ethical issue - English Only forum
primarily focused on/ is primarily focused on - English Only forum
primarily live - English Only forum
primarily to show - English Only forum
Primarily/It is primarily - English Only forum
Talking to mixed audience, the speaker must decide to which group he will primarily talk to. - English Only forum
That is primarily based on - English Only forum
The operator and the auditor primarily see - English Only forum
their interests were primarily historical - English Only forum
They occur primarily in regions of recent volcanic activity as hot, dry rock; natural hot water; or natural steam. - English Only forum
while firstly... they are primarily - English Only forum
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