dominantly
gb/dˈoʊmənəntli/ us/dˈoʊmənəntli/
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Kiingereza
túlnyomórészt, fölényesen, dominánsan
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FORMAL
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Muundo wa matumizi:
dominantly + [adjective/participle] (e.g., dominantly [blue], dominantly [male])
The neighborhood is still dominantly residential, with only a few shops.
A környék továbbra is túlnyomórészt lakóövezet, csak néhány bolt van itt.
Their customer base is dominantly made up of small businesses.
Ügyfélkörük túlnyomórészt kisvállalkozásokból áll.
The painting is dominantly red, with black lines cutting across it.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The class is dominantly female.
Az osztályban többségében lányok vannak.
This area is dominantly quiet.
Ez a környék többnyire csendes.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often use this where 'dominant' (adjective) is needed (e.g., 'a dominantly color' → 'a dominant color').
Maana
mainly; for the most part
Miunganiko ya maneno
dominantly white
|dominantly male
|dominantly female
|dominantly blue
|dominantly Christian
|dominantly rural
|dominantly urban
|dominantly English-speaking
|dominantly conservative
|dominantly liberal
Visawe
predominantly (Closest and most common alternative in neutral academic style.)
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mainly (More everyday and less formal.)
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chiefly (Slightly old-fashioned or formal, often in writing.)
Vinyume
marginally (Only to a small extent, not as the main part.)
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minimally (To the smallest degree rather than as the majority.)
Mada
writing
|describing
|statistics
Ufafanuzi
Mostly; more than anything else.
In a way that is the main or most common part of something; predominantly.
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FORMAL
2
fölényesen
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dominánsan
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Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] behaves/speaks acts dominantly
He answered dominantly, cutting off anyone who tried to disagree.
Fölényesen válaszolt, félbeszakítva mindenkit, aki megpróbált ellentmondani.
In meetings, she can come across as dominantly confident, which some colleagues find intimidating.
Az értekezleteken néha annyira magabiztosan és fölényesen lép fel, hogy egyes kollégák ezt megfélemlítőnek érzik.
The larger dog stood dominantly over the food bowl.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He spoke dominantly to the group.
Fölényesen beszélt a csoport előtt.
She acted dominantly in the discussion.
Fölényesen viselkedett a vitában.
Kosa la kawaida:
Often confused with 'dominatingly'; both are possible, but 'dominantly' is more common in academic description.
Maana
in a controlling, powerful way
Miunganiko ya maneno
behave dominantly
|speak dominantly
|act dominantly
|dominantly assertive
|dominantly aggressive
|dominantly controlling
|dominantly lead
|dominantly positioned
Visawe
authoritatively (Emphasizes confident authority, not necessarily overbearing.)
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assertively (Stronger than neutral but not always implying dominance over others.)
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domineeringly (More negative; suggests bossy, unpleasant control.)
Vinyume
submissively (In a yielding, non-controlling way.)
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deferentially (Showing respect and giving way to others’ authority.)
Mada
social_relations
|behavior
|power
Ufafanuzi
In a way that controls other people.
In a manner that shows control, authority, or superiority over others.
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TECHNICAL
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dominánsan
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Muundo wa matumizi:
dominantly inherited/expressed [trait/condition]
The disorder is dominantly inherited, so an affected parent has a higher chance of passing it on.
A rendellenesség dominánsan öröklődik, ezért az érintett szülő nagyobb eséllyel adja tovább.
In this model, the mutated gene acts dominantly and masks the normal copy.
Ebben a modellben a mutált gén dominánsan hat, és elfedi a normál kópiát.
Some variants are dominantly expressed in certain tissues but not others.
Kosa la kawaida:
Not the same as 'dominantly' meaning 'mostly'; in genetics it refers to inheritance, not frequency.
Maana
with a dominant genetic effect
Miunganiko ya maneno
dominantly inherited
|dominantly expressed
|dominantly acting allele
|dominantly transmitted
|dominantly negative mutation
|dominantly acting mutation
Visawe
dominant (Often used as an adjective instead (e.g., 'dominant inheritance').)
Vinyume
recessively (Describes traits that typically require two copies to be expressed.)
Mada
science
|biology
|genetics
|health
Ufafanuzi
In genetics: needing only one copy of a gene to show a trait.
In a way that follows a dominant pattern in genetics, where one copy of a gene variant is sufficient to show a trait or condition.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
dominantly
IPA
GB/dˈoʊmənəntli/
US/dˈoʊmənəntli/
Silabi na mkazo
dom - in - antly (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (dom)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: dominantly
- Plural: dominantlies
Familia ya neno
Forms
dominantlies
noun
Related words
domination
noun B2
domineering
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
subordinate
adjective B2
non-dominant
adjective
Advanced or less common
Semi
dominantly expressed
1/dˈoʊmənəntli ɪkspɹˈɛst/
fixed phrase
technical
shown strongly over another gene
In genetics: it shows more than the other version.
Mifano
- The mutant allele is dominantly expressed, so the phenotype appears even in heterozygotes.
- In these cells, the reporter gene is dominantly expressed compared with the baseline construct.
dominantly inherited
1/dˈoʊmənəntli ɪnhˈɛɹɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
technical
passed on by dominant inheritance
In genetics: you can inherit it from one parent.
Mifano
- This condition is dominantly inherited, so it often appears in every generation of a family.
- The researchers confirmed that the trait is dominantly inherited in the study population.