Phrase guide

for the most part

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In most aspects; mostly; generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • For the most part, the crowd was orderly.
  • The sky is overcast for the most part.
  • Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken in England.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in large part; mainly or chiefly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These accounts are largely inactive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: largely, mostly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大部份 (dàbùfen) — mostly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大多 (dàduō) — mostly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通常 (tōngcháng) — mostly
  • Danish: for det meste — mostly
  • Dutch: grotendeels — mostly
  • Dutch: meestal — mostly
  • Esperanto: plejmulte — mostly
  • Esperanto: ĉefparte — mostly
  • Finnish: enimmäkseen — mostly
  • Finnish: etupäässä — mostly
  • Finnish: useimmiten — mostly
  • Finnish: yleisesti ottaen — mostly
  • Finnish: pääasiallisesti — mostly
  • French: dans l'ensemble — mostly
  • French: en grande partie — mostly
  • German: größtenteils — mostly
  • German: überwiegend — mostly
  • German: vorwiegend — mostly
  • Ancient Greek: τὸ πλέον (tò pléon) — mostly
  • Hungarian: nagyrészt — mostly
  • Icelandic: mestmegnis — mostly
  • Ingrian: enemmäst — mostly
  • Irish: den chuid is mó — mostly
  • Italian: solitamente — mostly
  • Italian: generalmente — mostly
  • Italian: in prevalenza — mostly
  • Kalmyk: һолта (ğolta) — mostly
  • Latin: plērumque — mostly
  • Polish: przeważnie — mostly
  • Portuguese: em geral — mostly
  • Russian: в основно́м (v osnovnóm) — mostly
  • Russian: по бо́льшей ча́сти (po bólʹšej části) — mostly
  • Russian: в о́бщем и цело́м (v óbščem i celóm) — mostly
  • Russian: бо́льшей ча́стью (bólʹšej částʹju) — mostly
  • Scots: tae the maist pairt — mostly
  • Scots: maistlins — mostly
  • Spanish: en su mayoría — mostly
  • Spanish: en su mayor parte — mostly
  • Spanish: por la mayor parte — mostly
  • Spanish: por la mayoría — mostly
  • Spanish: en la mayoría — mostly
  • Spanish: en la mayor parte — mostly
  • Swedish: i stor utsträckning — mostly
  • Swedish: mestadels — mostly
  • Swedish: för det mesta — mostly
  • Swedish: till största delen — mostly