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for the most part

for the most part adverb: in most aspects; mostly; generally.

Adverb

for the most part (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) In most aspects; mostly; generally.
    • For the most part, the crowd was orderly.
    • The sky is overcast for the most part.

for the most part meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

for the most part in Tamil

பெரும்பாலும், பகுசா, வெகுசாய்

for the most part in Malayalam

mainly, mostly, in the main
അധികപക്ഷവും, അധികഭാഗവും, മിക്കസന്ദഭർങ്ങളിലും, പ്രായം, പ്രായേണ, പ്രാധാന്യേന

Examples of for the most part in a sentence

  • Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken in England.
  • Such souls can with assistance rise to better things, but it is a very arduous task and for the most part they remain rejoicers in evil.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 276:

Synonyms of for the most part

Questions about for the most part

What does for the most part mean?
For the most part means in most aspects; mostly; generally.
What is for the most part in Tamil?
For the most part in Tamil is பெரும்பாலும், பகுசா, வெகுசாய். See For the most part meaning in Tamil.
How do you use for the most part in a sentence?
Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken in England.
What part of speech is for the most part?
For the most part is an adverb.

Words near for the most part in the dictionary

  1. for the lulz
  2. for the main
  3. for the mean time
  4. for the meantime
  5. for the moment
  6. for the most part
  7. for the nonce
  8. for the plot
  9. for the present
  10. for the record
  11. for the rest

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: for the most part (page history and authors); for the most part (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); for the most part (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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