Idioms for main
in the main,
for the most part; chiefly: In the main, the novel was dull reading.
Origin of main
1
before 900; (noun) Middle English
meyn, mayn strength, power, Old English
mægen, cognate with Old Norse
megin(n),
megn strength; (adj.) Middle English
mayn, partly < Old Norse
megenn, megn strong, partly independent use of Old English
mægen (noun) taken as an adj. in compounds, as in
mægen-weorc, literally, work of might
Words nearby main
mailsack,
mailshot,
maim,
maiman,
maimonides,
main,
main body,
main brace,
main chance,
main clause,
main course
British Dictionary definitions for in the main (1 of 3)
Main
/ (meɪn, German main) /
noun
a river in central and W Germany, flowing west through Würzburg and Frankfurt to the Rhine. Length: about 515 km (320 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for in the main (2 of 3)
main
1
/ (meɪn) /
adjective (prenominal)
noun
Word Origin for main
C13: from Old English
mægen strength
British Dictionary definitions for in the main (3 of 3)
main
2
/ (meɪn) /
noun
a throw of the dice in dice games
a cockfighting contest
a match in archery, boxing, etc
Word Origin for main
C16: of unknown origin
Idioms and Phrases with in the main (1 of 2)
in the main
For the most part, chiefly, as in It was an excellent conference in the main. [First half of 1600s]
Idioms and Phrases with in the main (2 of 2)
main