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In most cases; usually or predominantly. It is a somewhat more formal variant of 'meistens' (usually/mostly).
Die Teilnehmer der Konferenz waren zumeist Wissenschaftler.
The participants at the conference were mostly scientists.
As an adverb, 'zumeist' (mostly) can stand in position 1; then the verb follows in position 2. But it can also stand after the verb in the middle of the sentence.
Zumeist sind die Museen montags geschlossen.
Most of the time, the museums are closed on Mondays.
'Zumeist' (mostly) belongs more to written language or to a formal style. It is often used in reports, academic texts, or formal speeches.
Die eingereichten Manuskripte stammten zumeist von noch unbekannten Autoren.
The submitted manuscripts came mostly from still-unknown authors.
The word is made up of 'zu' and 'meist'. 'Meist' is the superlative of 'viel' (much/many). This structure is also found in other adverbs such as 'zuerst' (first) or 'zuletzt' (last).
Die Touristen in dieser Region sind zumeist Familien mit Kindern.
The tourists in this region are mostly families with children.
often
'oft' and 'zumeist' both say that something does not happen just once or rarely. 'oft' emphasizes that something happens many times or occurs in many situations. 'zumeist' is closer to 'in most cases' and sounds a bit more formal than 'meistens' (usually/mostly). Learners may confuse the words because both express frequency. In everyday language, 'oft' is usually more natural. 'zumeist' fits better when speaking generally about typical cases, for example in reports or factual texts.
In diesem Geschäft bezahlen die Kunden zumeist mit Karte.
In this shop, customers mostly pay by card.
Du fährst oft mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit.
You often ride your bike to work.