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meistens

A2

mostly

English meaning
mostly
Vocabulary package
How Often — Frequency

meistens in a sentence

Meistens trinke ich zum Frühstück nur einen Kaffee.

Mostly I drink only a coffee for breakfast.

Word family

meistens is built from meist (most). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where meistens comes from

Ableitung von meisten mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -s

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What does meistens mean in English?

meistens means "mostly". For example: "Meistens trinke ich zum Frühstück nur einen Kaffee." — "Mostly I drink only a coffee for breakfast."

What level is meistens in German?

meistens is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the how often — frequency vocabulary.

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