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For the most part; almost completely, but not entirely. It describes that something applies to the overwhelming part of a thing or group.
Die Arbeit ist grösstenteils fertig, nur ein paar Details fehlen noch.
The work is mostly finished; only a few details are still missing.
The word is made up of 'größten' (superlative of 'groß' (big/large)) and 'Teils' (genitive of 'der Teil' (part)). So it literally means 'of the largest part.'
Der Erfolg des Projekts war größtenteils sein Verdienst.
The success of the project was mostly thanks to him.
As an adverb, 'größtenteils' (mostly) can stand flexibly in the sentence. It can be in position 1 (then the verb follows) or after the verb in the middle field of the sentence.
Größtenteils waren die Gäste mit dem Service zufrieden.
For the most part, the guests were satisfied with the service.
There are two correct spellings for this word. In Germany and Austria, 'größtenteils' with 'ß' is common. In Switzerland and as an alternative when 'ß' is not available, it is written 'grösstenteils' with 'ss'.
Die Teilnehmenden kamen größtenteils aus Deutschland.
The participants came mostly from Germany.
predominantly
Überwiegend and Grösstenteils both mean that something applies to most of something and are often interchangeable. Grösstenteils tends to emphasize the quantitative share of a thing or group, while überwiegend tends to highlight a predominant characteristic or tendency. This distinction is not a fixed rule, however.
Das Publikum der neuen Ausstellung bestand grösstenteils aus jungen Erwachsenen.
The audience at the new exhibition consisted mostly of young adults.
Das Publikum reagierte überwiegend positiv auf die neue Ausstellung.
The audience reacted predominantly positively to the new exhibition.
