mostly

[US]/ˈməʊstli/
[UK]/ˈmoʊstli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. for the most part; in general; usually.

Example Sentences

The earth here is mostly clay.

Jorden her er mestendels ler.

The audience were mostly adolescents.

Publikum bestod primært af teenagere.

this is mostly a grim and honest budget.

dette er primært et dystert og ærligt budget.

a slow and mostly aimless narrative.

en langsom og for det meste meningsløs fortælling.

The exercises are mostly translation exercises.

Øvelserne er mestendels oversættelsesøvelser.

Salt exists mostly in sea water.

Salt findes mestendels i havvand.

The glass of beer was mostly foam.

Ølglasset var mestendels skum.

Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.

Smykker og blonde er mest feminine ejendele.

The burglars in the city are mostly jobless people.

Byens tyve er mestendels arbejdsløse mennesker.

The report was mostly fluff, with little new information.

Rapporten var mest fyld, med lidt ny information.

The students of Umtata High School were mostly Protestant.

Eleverne på Umtata High School var mestendels protestantiske.

she mostly calls me by my last name.

Hun kalder mestendels mig ved mit efternavn.

The horses ran mostly head-to-head.

Hestene løb mestendels skulke og skulde.

the farms were mostly given over to grass.

Gårdene var mestendels overgivet til græs.

innovatory art had a small, mostly highbrow following.

innovatorisk kunst havde en lille, for det meste intellektuelt orienterede tilhængerskare.

I practised mostly all day.

Jeg øvede mestendels hele dagen.

the painting was mostly in shades of blue and purple.

Maleri var mestendels i nuancer af blå og lilla.

Our weather has been mostly warm.

Vores vejr har været mestendels varmt.

Real-world Examples

The colonies are mostly young tree hoppers.

Kolonierne er for det meste unge træhopper.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

We use it mostly to talk about dating.

Vi bruger det mest til at tale om dating.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

And that interaction is actually mostly ship strikes.

Og den interaktion er faktisk mest skibsram.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

Those stories are mostly made-up and all deliberately boring.

De historier er mest opdigtede og alle bevidst kedelige.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

[Guest Presenter] No, they mostly eat algae and kelp.

[Gæstetalers præsentation] Nej, de spiser mest alger og tang.

Source: Brave Wilderness Adventure

Lung cancer is mostly associated with smoking.

Lungcancer er mest forbundet med rygning.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

The cause of this crisis? Herbivores, mostly deer.

Årsagen til denne krise? Planteædere, mestendels hjorte.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2019 Collection

Symptoms of a pleural effusions mostly depend on it's size.

Symptomerne på en pleural effusion afhænger mest af dens størrelse.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

And this mostly happens in the neck or cervical region.

Og det sker mest i nakken eller den cervikale region.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

It was crowded with waterfowl of all kinds --ducks and geese mostly.

Det var fyldt med vandfugle af alle slags - mest ænder og gæs.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

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