main — most important; principal; chief
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: most important; principal; chief
Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪn/
Korean meaning: 주요한, 주된, 가장 중요한
Korean pronunciation: 메인 (강세: 메인)
Example Sentences
- My main hobby is collecting pizza boxes from around the world.
- The main problem with my diet is that chocolate keeps calling my name.
- What's the main ingredient in this dish?
main
ADJECTIVE//meɪn//
most important; principal; chief
💡 Concept
Business people enter through the main entrance while side doors remain less used
🎵 Rhyme
Use your brain to catch the main train!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/meɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/meɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootmain
Origin
고대 영어 'mægen'에서 유래되어 '힘, 능력'을 의미했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '주요한, 중요한'이라는 뜻으로 발전했어요. 마치 힘이 센 것이 주요한 것처럼 말이죠!
🎵Rhyme
raintrainbraingainpain
rain
train
brain
gain
pain
🔗Collocations
main course
main character
main road
main entrance
main idea
in the main
main office
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My main hobby is collecting pizza boxes from around the world.”
😄 Fun example
“The main problem with my diet is that chocolate keeps calling my name.”
“What's the main ingredient in this dish?”
“Please use the main entrance, not the back door.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
primaryprincipalchiefmajorcentral
Antonyms
minorsecondarysubsidiary
Related
mainlymainstreammainlandmaintenance
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