adjective · neutral
primary
/ˈpraɪməri/PRI·ma·ry
Band 6-7speakingtask2
chief in importance; main
Examples
“The primary reason for migration is better job opportunities.”
“Primary education lays the foundation for later learning.”
“The project's primary goal is to reduce carbon emissions.”
Band 8 sentence
“The primary concern for policymakers should be ensuring equitable access to healthcare.”
Collocations
- primary reason
- primary objective/goal
- primarily because
Word family
primary adjectiveprimarily adverb
Common mistakes
My primary reason is that I like it.→My main reason is that I like it.
She is primarily student in this class.→She is primarily a student in this class.
Say it for a higher band
5main→6principal→7+primary
Synonyms
main
principal
Easily confused
main
“The main problem is the lack of funding.”
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