Primaryの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: primary = the first, the most important

primary objective = the goal I must accomplish first
primary competitor = my most important competitors; the competitors that are the biggest threat to me

A: Primary means the main one or first one.

A: it's like "main", or #1.

The primary reason for..
The main reason for..
The #1 reason for..

A: "Spells out" in this case means "indicates, gives an idea"

"To participate in the primaries" means "to vote in the primaries."

Here is more information about "primaries" - an entity common in US.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_election

A: That is correct.

A: My primary language is English.
I went to primary school.
I primarily use my computer for emails.

A: I went to primary school when I was 8.
The culture is my primary reason for learning Japanese.
The Neanderthal's primary weapon was the spear.

A: Primary: the main or most important thing.
Example: your primary goal is your main goal

Prime: the best thing
Prime beef is the best cut of beef

Prime can also mean the same thing as primary, but I don't see this very often

A: They're synonyms. Main is more common though.

- That's mainly/primarily why we're doing this.
- He is the main/primary figure.
- I mainly/primarily came for the food.

A: They're often interchangeable but are used in some different contexts.

Primary usually indicates the first of something.
Principal indicates the highest level of importance.

"Primary school" refers to a school for young children. This usage is common in British English but not American English. I'm not sure about other English speaking countries. A "primary election" is the earliest level of an election where delegates or nominees are elected to represent different political parties.

But primary can also indicated that something is more important. You could say, "Our primary objective...", as in our most important objective, but you could also say, "Our principal objective..." I think primary is more common in this context but principal is used too.

Principal is also a job title or indicates the importance of a person. "The principal of the school", ie the headmaster. "He is a principal in our production", ie one of the more important actors cast in a film or theater production.

Principal also refers to a first amount of money used in an investment. "The principal was $1,000."

A: They have similar meanings but are used differently. Primary is used like an adjective and foremost like an adverb.

e.g.
Primary objective, primary aim, primary school

The first thing that came to mind when I read foremost was "First and foremost..." which is pretty much a set phrase. (First and primary wouldn't make sense)

A: Primary if first level (Primary School)
Formost is the one in front of the others (usually the leader)

A: Phonetically: Pur eye mayr e.

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