What is the main purpose of your studying English?
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Main
/meɪn/
Synonyms for "main" (301 found)
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Closest matches (61)
Adjective(18 words)
Noun(11 words)
brinybulk of samplescentral aspectcentral conceptcentral focuscentral governmentscentral hubcentral ideacentral officecentral questionchief characteristic
Strong matches (90)
Noun(12 words)
core curriculumcore materialcore pointfeature guestfeature presentationfocus starfront page featuregoverno centralkey cluekey featurelead idealeading digit
Adjective(25 words)
core curriculum areacore learning importancedominant authoritydominant factordominant signaldominant trenddriving factoressencefirst lawfrontmostgreat watersgreater watersgreatest partgreatest portionimportant ideaindependentindependent eventskeykey factlargest part
Verb(3 words)
Determiner(1 words)
first language writing assignment
Related words (150)
magisterialmaidenmain seamainlandmainlymainsmajormastermaximummeremightmightymonstrousnecessarynorth americanumber oneoceanocean depthsocean mainocean sea
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out-and-outoutstandingoverridingoverrulingparamountparticularpeninsulapipepipelineplainplenarypowerpower supplypowerfulpredominantpredominatingpreeminentpremierpreponderantprevailingprimalprimaryprimeprincipalprominentpurerankingrulingsalt seasalt waterseaserioussheersouth americasovereignstaplestarstellarstrengthstrongstrongestsubcontinentsupereminentsupremethalassathe bounding mainthe brinethe brinythe briny deepthe deepthe deep seathe seven seasthe vasty deeptidetopflighttopmosttotaluppermostutterveryvigorvitalwater main
Noun(24 words)
main ideamajor changemajor field of studymatter at handmost partoverall ruleprimary classification criterionprimary focusprimary governing factorprimary productivityprimary written historyprime odd numberprime pm's officeprimesprincipal causeprincipal inner officepriority concernspriority factorromanian capitalăstaple
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Adjective(37 words)
main subjectmain thrustmain thrustfulnessmajor cnidarian groupsmajor fieldmajor organ systemmajor reformsmajor releasemajor sectormajor updatemajor waterwaymajor-relatedmasterpipelinepredominant influenceprimary causeprimary componentprimary criterionprimary diagnosis codeprimary diagnostic code
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primary endpointprimary factorprimary goalprimary indexprimary language for learningprimary languagesprimary principleprimary productionprimary purposeprimary responseprimary subjectprimary unitprime categoryprime-relatedprincipal agentstandard tasktop number
Adverb(2 words)
most important factormost resultant
Determiner(2 words)
most oral historiansmost prime
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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More general
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15 entriesCollocations
11 entrieselectrical mainsgas mainmain coursemain entrancemain factormain functionmain ideamain issuemain pointmain roadwater main
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- основна част noun (that which is chief or principal)
Danish
1 entries- hoved- noun (that which is chief or principal)
Dutch
1 entries- hoofd- noun (that which is chief or principal)
Māori
1 entries- matua noun (that which is chief or principal)
Sample sentences
58 total sentences available.
Hard work is the main element of success.
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Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.
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The students noted the professor's main points.
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