chiefly | adv 1. principally, terutamanya: the country exports minerals, ~ tin, negara itu mengeksport galian, terutamanya bijih timah; 2. for the most part, sebahagian besarnya: this substance is ~ made up of carbon, bahan ini sebahagian besarnya terdiri drpd karbon. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
extent | to /a certain, some/ ~, setakat tertentu; to a great ~, sebahagian besarnya; to such an ~ that, sedemikian rupa sehinggakan; to the ~ of, (a certain amount), /hingga, sampai/ sebanyak; to what ~, setakat mana. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
largely | adv [various translations]: we are late, ~ because we spent so much time at our friends’ house, sebab utama kami lewat krn kami terlalu lama di rumah kawan; later developments ~ show that his prognosis was right, perkembangan terbaru menunjukkan bahawa telahannya betul; the failure of the mission was ~ due to poor planning, kegagalan misi itu sebahagian besarnya disebabkan oleh perancangan yg kurang baik; the population is found ~ in the coastal areas, sebahagian besar penduduk terdapat di kawasan pinggir laut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |