About and Mainly

About

About adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair

Mainly and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb "About".

Mainly

Mainly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing

About and mainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Mainly".

Nearby Word: main
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