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 Definitions of general  [ˈdʒɛn ər əl]  

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Definition of 'general' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) general
of, pertaining to, or affecting all persons or things belonging to a group, category, or system:
a general meeting of members; a general amnesty.

2.  general
of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main; common to most; usual:
the general mood of the people.

3.  general
not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous:
the general public.

4.  general
considering or dealing with broad or important aspects, elements, etc.; not detailed:
general guidelines; a general description.

5.  general
not specific; approximate:
a general idea of what was going on.

6.  general
affecting the entire body:
general paralysis.

7.  general
(of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body.

8.  general
having extended command or superior or chief rank:
the secretary general of the U.N.

9. (n.) general
an army or air force officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.

10.  general
an army officer of any of the five highest ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.

11.  general
an officer holding the highest rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.

12.  general
the chief official of a religious order.

13.  general
something that is general; generality.

14.  general
Archaic. the general public.

15.  general
with respect to the entirety; as a whole:
to like people in general.

16.  general
as a rule; usually:
In general, the bus is on time.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; < L generālis=gener-, s. of genusgenus+-ālis -al1)

Definition of 'general' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) general, full general
a general officer of the highest rank

2. (noun) general, superior general
the head of a religious order or congregation

3. (adj) general
a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
"he discussed the general but neglected the particular"

4. (adj) general
applying to all or most members of a category or group
"the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

5. (adj) general
not specialized or limited to one class of things
"general studies"; "general knowledge"

6. (adj) general
prevailing among and common to the general public
"the general discontent"

7. (adj) general
affecting the entire body
"a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

8. (adj) general
somewhat indefinite
"bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

9. (verb) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide
of worldwide scope or applicability
"an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

10. (verb) general
command as a general
"We are generaled by an incompetent!"


Definition of 'general' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) general
broad, not specific
Can you give me a general idea of what the book is about?; The ball landed in that general area.

2.  general
general knowledge
knowledge of a variety of subjects
a general knowledge quiz

3.  general
involving or relating to all or most people or things
a general feeling of worry; a general agreement/consensus; a general dental practice

4.  general
normal or usual
His general instinct is to avoid publicity.

5.  general
as a general rule
in normal situations
As a general rule, I don't give money to political candidates.

6.  general
the general public/population
normal or average people in society

7.  general
in general
usually or most of the time
In general, the kids are in bed by 9 p.m.

8.  general
≠ in particular
I just worry about life in general.

9. (noun) general
the highest-rank of officer in the army, air force, or marine corps
a four-star general


Definition of 'general' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) general
relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy

2. (adj) general
comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion

3. (adj) general
not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression

4. (adj) general
common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom

5. (adj) general
having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire

6. (adj) general
as a whole; in gross; for the most part

7. (adj) general
usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method

8. (adj) general
the whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular

9. (adj) general
one of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal

10. (adj) general
the roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general

11. (adj) general
the chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule

12. (adj) general
the public; the people; the vulgar


Translation of 'general' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc
The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: algemene Arabic flag Arabic: عام Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: всеобщ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: geral Czech flag Czech: obecný, všeobecný German flag German: allgemein
Danish flag Danish: almindelig; generel Greek flag Greek: γενικός Spanish flag Spanish: general
Estonian flag Estonian: üldine Farsi flag Farsi: عمومی Finnish flag Finnish: yleinen
French flag French: général Hebrew flag Hebrew: כְּלָלִי Hindi flag Hindi: साधारण, सामान्य
Croatian flag Croatian: općenit Hungarian flag Hungarian: általános Indonesian flag Indonesian: umum
Icelandic flag Icelandic: almennur Italian flag Italian: generale Japanese flag Japanese: 全般的な
Korean flag Korean: 일반적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bendras, visuotinis Latvian flag Latvian: vispārējs; vispārīgs
Malay flag Malay: am Dutch flag Dutch: algemeen Norwegian flag Norwegian: alminnelig, generell
Polish flag Polish: ogólny Persian flag Persian: عمومی Pashto flag Pashto: عمومى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: geral Romanian flag Romanian: general Russian flag Russian: общий
Slovak flag Slovak: všeobecný; celkový Slovenian flag Slovenian: splošen Serbian flag Serbian: opšti
Swedish flag Swedish: allmän Thai flag Thai: ทั่วไป Turkish flag Turkish: genel
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 普遍的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загальний Urdu flag Urdu: عمومی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phổ biến; chung Chinese flag Chinese: 普遍的,总的

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