main

(Engels)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
2. (not-comparable) Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
3. (archaic, not-comparable, usually) Full, sheer, undivided.
4. (dialectal, not-comparable) Big; angry.
5. (not-comparable) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
6. (not-comparable, obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

Adv

Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

Verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, transitive) Ellipsis of mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”).
2. (transitive) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
3. (obsolete) To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.

Noun

1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
2. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
3. (Internet) That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
4. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
6. (poetic) The high seas.
7. (US, archaic, dialectal) The mainland.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mainsail.
9. (obsolete) Force, power, strength, violent effort.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A hand or match in a game of dice.
2. (obsolete) The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
3. (obsolete) A stake played for at dice.
4. (obsolete) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
5. A banker's shovel for coins.

Noun

A basket for gathering grapes.

Tegenovergesteld aan

alt

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/meɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: mayn

Overgenomen van Oudengels: mægen-

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: megīn

Verwant aan Duits: Möge

Verwant aan Oudengels: magan

Overgenomen van Oudengels: mæġen

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: magen

Verwant aan Oudnoors: magn

Verwant aan Old Saxon: megin

In summary

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
The word is cognate with Old High German megīn (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.

Concepten

voornaamste

hoofd-

hoofdzakelijk

centraal

eerste

1st

hoofdzakelijke

voornaam

hoofdleiding

grond-

belangrijk

primaire

belangrijkst

belangrijkste

Synoniemen

principal

chief

primary

major

important

leading

head

central

master

capital

cardinal

basic

fundamental

essential

prime

senior

front

prominent

leader

straight track

sheer

staple

arterial

main track

duct

dominant

briny

crucial

supreme

main pipe

conduit

big

principle

most

most important

pre-eminent

foremost

first

1st

main line

keystone

independent

general

ringleader

eldest

earlier

artery

deep

high sea

core

hegemonic

Vertalingen

principal

principal

principale

hauptsächlich

essentiel

κύριος

essenziale

główny

principal

asıl

principal

capital

Haupt-

Hauptleitung

wichtigst

Zinnen

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

Hun belangrijkste vijand is de Nightmare Prince.

Her main areas of research are .

Haar belangrijkste onderzoeksgebieden zijn.

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Waarom zou hij anders zijn belangrijkste rivaal vertellen om zich voor te bereiden op een run?

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

De industrie is een belangrijkste tak van regio -economie.

The main palace is surrounded by out buildings of later vintage .

Het hoofdpaleis is omgeven door gebouwen van latere vintage.

Its main actors and actresses have also become major stars in their own right .

De belangrijkste acteurs en actrices zijn ook op zichzelf grote sterren geworden.