GENERALLY


Meaning of GENERALLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒenrəli ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

You use generally to give a summary of a situation, activity, or idea without referring to the particular details of it.

University teachers generally have admitted a lack of enthusiasm about their subjects...

Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.

ADV : ADV with cl / group , ADV with v

2.

You use generally to say that something happens or is used on most occasions but not on every occasion.

As women we generally say and feel too much about these things...

It is generally true that the darker the fruit the higher its iron content...

The warmer a place is, generally speaking, the more types of plants and animals it will usually support.

= usually

ADV : ADV with cl / group , ADV with v

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