Example: For the most part, the weather was sunny during our trip.
Definition
"For the most part" is an expression used to indicate that something is generally true or applies in the majority of cases, though there may be exceptions. For example, "For the most part, the weather was sunny during our trip" means the weather was mostly sunny but not always.
The phrase "for the most part" comes from Middle English, where "part" meant a portion or segment. It evolved to express the idea of the greatest portion or majority of something. Did you know? This phrase has been used since at least the 16th century to convey generality or predominance.
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"For the most part" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B2) - set 1", containing 103 commonly used expressions.
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