Example: De klus is grotendeels klaar voor het weekend.
Definition
"Grotendeels" is an adverb meaning mostly or largely, used to indicate that something is true or applicable to a great extent but not completely. For example, in the phrase "De klus is grotendeels klaar voor het weekend," it means the job is mostly finished before the weekend.
Translations
largely
en gran parte
en gran part
en grande partie
größtenteils
principalmente
em grande parte
Etymology
The word "grotendeels" comes from Dutch, combining "grot(e)" meaning large or great and "deels" meaning parts or partly. Together, it literally means 'in large parts,' which naturally evolved to mean mostly or largely. Did you know? This word neatly expresses the idea of something being done to a great extent without being entirely complete.
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"Grotendeels" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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