Definitions for generally
ˈdʒɛn ər ə ligen·er·al·ly

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly(adverb)

   usually; as a rule

   "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

2. generally, in general, in the main(adverb)

   without distinction of one from others

   "he is interested in snakes in general"

3. broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally(adverb)

   without regard to specific details or exceptions

   "he interprets the law broadly"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. generally(Adverb)

   Popularly or widely.

   It is generally known that the Earth is round.

2. generally(Adverb)

   As a rule; usually.

   I generally have a walk in the afternoon.

3. generally(Adverb)

   Without reference to specific details.

   Generally speaking...

4. generally(Adverb)

   collectively; as a whole; without omissions

   I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee. uE000124690uE001 2 Sam. xvii.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Generally(adverb)

   in general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently

2. Generally(adverb)

   in a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively

3. Generally(adverb)

   collectively; as a whole; without omissions

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1. GeneRally

   GeneRally is a freeware racing game originally developed by brothers Hannu and Jukka Räbinä from Finland. Although it features a 3D graphics engine, GeneRally has a top-down perspective, where you can see all the cars. Its art design calls to mind older arcade racing games such as Super Sprint and Slicks 'N' Slide. PCGamer, in an issue about free PC games, described it as "A minimalist Micro Machines".

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'generally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #853

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'generally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1225

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'generally' in Adverbs Frequency: #92

How to pronounce generally?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of generally in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of generally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of generally in a Sentence

1. John Boardman:

   Our industry is one of first line items in business budgets to get cut and generally the last line item added back into a budget when things are getting better, right now, it's anybody's guess as to what we look like this summer or in the fall.

2. The President:

   If you're asking me when is it going to be generally available to the American public, so we can begin to take advantage of vaccine to get back to our regular life, I think we're probably looking at third, late second quarter, third quarter 2021.

3. Jiang Jianqing:

   I met with more than 40 well-known domestic and foreign bankers and executives to talk about investing in ICBC, but their response was generally cold.

4. David Gifford:

   Generally, if you're seeing a number of people in an institutional setting who have an illness, you start to take some precautions about the spread.

5. Clay Calvert:

   Juries generally do not like the media, the appellate court is a little more neutral.

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