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1. (adv.) generally
usually; ordinarily.
2. generally
with respect to the larger part; for the most part:
a generally favorable outlook.
3. generally
without reference to particular persons, situations, etc., that may be an exception:
generally speaking.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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1. (adverb) by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly
usually; as a rule
"by and large it doesn't rain much here"
2. (adverb) generally, in general, in the main
without distinction of one from others
"he is interested in snakes in general"
3. (adverb) broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally
without regard to specific details or exceptions
"he interprets the law broadly"
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1. (adverb) generally
usually
We generally eat around 7.30.
2. generally
considering sth as a whole, not in detail
The people here are generally very pleasant.
3. generally
by most people
It's generally believed that he killed her.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) generally
in general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently
2. (adverb) generally
in a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively
3. (adverb) generally
collectively; as a whole; without omissions
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Sense: usually; by most people; on the whole
He is generally disliked; He generally wins.
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 Afrikaans: gewoonlik |
 Arabic: بصورة عامّه |
 Bulgarian: обичайно |
 Brazilian: geralmente |
 Czech: obvykle; (vše)obecně; cel |
 German: allgemein |
 Danish: generelt |
 Greek: γενικά |
 Spanish: generalmente, corrienteme |
 Estonian: üldiselt, tavaliselt |
 Farsi: معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده |
 Finnish: yleisesti |
 French: généralement |
 Hebrew: בדרך כלל |
 Hindi: प्राय: |
 Croatian: obično, općenito |
 Hungarian: általában (véve) |
 Indonesian: biasanya |
 Icelandic: almennt; venjulega |
 Italian: generalmente |
 Japanese: 概して |
 Korean: 일반적으로 |
 Lithuanian: paprastai, visuotinai, da |
 Latvian: vispār; parasti |
 Malay: umumnya |
 Dutch: in het |
 Norwegian: i det hele tatt, som rege |
 Polish: na ogół |
 Persian: معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده |
 Pashto: په عمومى ډول |
 Portuguese: geralmente |
 Romanian: în general |
 Russian: обычно |
 Slovak: zvyčajne; všeobecne |
 Slovenian: na splošno |
 Serbian: generalno |
 Swedish: allmänt, i allmänhet |
 Thai: ส่วนใหญ่; โดยทั่วไป; ส่วน |
 Turkish: genellikle |
 Taiwanese: 一般地 |
 Ukrainian: звичайно; взагалі |
 Urdu: عام طور پر |
 Vietnamese: nói chung |
 Chinese: 一般地 |
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