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в основном

largely

Meaning of в основном

mostly; to a great degree

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Russian[f ɐsˈnovnəm]
largely
в основном - largely
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в основном with English translation

в основном usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The office is largely quiet today.

В офисе сегодня в основном тихо.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The movie was largely a success.

Фильм в основном удался.

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в основном belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

в основномlargely
вместеtogether
частоoften
редкоrarely
раноearly
поздноlate
сегодняtoday

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What's the difference between в основном / большей частью / крупно / существенно / по большей части

В
🇷🇺Russian
в основном

mostly; in most cases

C1Very Often
Б
🇷🇺Russian
большей частью

for the most part; mostly

C1Often
К
🇷🇺Russian
крупно

substantially; on a large scale

C1Rarely
С
🇷🇺Russian
существенно

significantly; to a substantial extent

C1Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
по большей части

mostly; for the most part

C1Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
преимущественно

mainly; predominantly

C1Often
Г
🇷🇺Russian
главным образом

mainly; chiefly

C1Very Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
в целом

overall; on the whole

C1Very Often

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в основном means largely. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce в основном

[f ɐsˈnovnəm]

в основном translation

largely

в основном examples

The office is largely quiet today.

в основном transcription

[f ɐsˈnovnəm]

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The office is largely quiet today. Translation: В офисе сегодня в основном тихо.

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