Collocations for "largely"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "largely" in context.
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largely
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.- largely depends on
- depends largely on [whether or not, why, how, what]
- is largely dependent on
- is [determined, judged, driven] largely by
- has largely been [ignored, replaced, achieved, forgotten]
- is largely [responsible, to blame] for
- is largely [overrated, overstated, exaggerated]
- is (still) largely unknown
- can largely be [reduced, attributed] to
- can largely be explained by
- can be explained largely by
- remained largely unchanged for [years]
- remains largely [intact, unbroken]
- is largely because of
- is largely [due, down] to
- is based largely on the [theory, assumption, idea] that
- was largely based on
- is largely the [fault, responsibility, cause] of
- largely [agree, disagree] (with)
- largely through the [efforts, work] of
- succeeded largely through [luck, circumstance, determination]
'largely' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):