{
    "term": "mainly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for something",
            "sensetop": "mainly because of somethingmainly due to something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They eat mainly fruit and nuts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.",
                    "contextForm": "mainly because of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rise in inflation is mainly due to higher food prices.",
                    "contextForm": "mainly due to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People come to libraries mainly to borrow books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the day it’ll become mainly dry with clear skies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rosewood is used mainly for fine furniture and musical instruments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crop is mainly used for animal feed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The injuries were mainly facial cuts and bruises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun consists mainly of hydrogen."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "chiefly, primarily"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in most cases; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪnli/",
                "audio": "ma/mainly/mainly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪnli/",
                "audio": "ma/mainly/mainly__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}