how to pronounce mainly

/ˈmɛɪnliː/

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mainly is pronounced in two syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of mainly

mɛɪnl

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An example use of mainly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he's got a base but mainly he's got a …”

meanings of mainly

adverb:

  1. Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
  2. Forcefully, vigorously.
  3. To a great degree; very much.
  4. Chiefly; for the most part.

mainly frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word mainly occurs in english on average 36.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mainly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mainly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to mainly

rainymangymailersafelymanydaintylatelypaisleymaniamane

words that rhyme with mainly

ungainlyplainly

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