largely

«largely» in Mova's school dictionary: mostly or mainly, to a great extent but not completely — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (largely)

meaning for a pupil

Largely means mostly or mainly, to a great extent but not completely. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography texts, «largely» shows that something is mostly true: «the desert is largely sand», «the problem was largely caused by». In reading lessons, it helps pupils see the difference between «all» and «most». In maths, «largely» can describe most of a group but not an exact number. Phrases: largely because, largely due to, largely made of, largely ignored.

examples

• The island is largely covered with forest. tree →
• Our class is largely made up of children who walk to school. tree →
• The match was cancelled, largely because of the rain. tree →
• Whales eat largely krill and small fish. tree →
• The old castle is now largely ruined. tree →
• His success was largely due to hard work. tree →
• The improvement is not due to the dress alone, but largely to the beautifying effects of the bath. tree →

note

Adverb, from «large» + -ly, but it does not mean «in a large way» about size; it means «mostly». «Largely» does not give an exact number: «largely» could be any big part, not all.

In the corpora

• Wild orangutans live only on Borneo and Sumatra and are critically endangered, largely because forests were cut down for palm oil farms.
• Russia expanded east across Siberia from the 1580s and reached the Pacific coast by the 1640s, largely in search of furs.
• Borders such as those of Iraq, Syria and Jordan were largely drawn by Britain and France after the First World War.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «largely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.