generally

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(jĕn'ər-ə-lē) pronunciation
adv.
  1. Popularly; widely: generally known.
    1. As a rule; usually: The child generally has little to say.
    2. For the most part: a generally boring speech.
  2. Without reference to particular instances or details; not specifically: generally speaking.

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adverb

    In an expected or customary manner; for the most part: commonly, consistently, customarily, frequently, habitually, naturally, normally, often, regularly, routinely, typically, usually. Idioms: as usual, per usual. See big/small/amount, usual/unusual.

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Definition: mainly, in most cases
Antonyms: exactly, occasionally, particularly, rarely, seldom, specifically

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Ordinarily, commonly.

pronunciation The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. — E. Hubbard.

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Common misspelling(s) of generally

  • generaly

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - som regel, almindeligvis, for det meste, i reglen, overvejende, i almindelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
in/over het algemeen, doorgaans, algemeen

Français (French)
adv. - dans l'ensemble, en général, généralement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - im allgemeinen, generell, allgemein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - γενικά, γενικότερα, κατά γενικό κανόνα

Italiano (Italian)
in genere, generalmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - geralmente

Русский (Russian)
как правило, в целом, вообще

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en general, comúnmente, por lo común, por lo general, generalmente, universalmente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - i allmänhet, allmänt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
通常, 普遍地, 逐渐地, 一般来说

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 通常, 普遍地, 逐漸地, 一般來說

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 일반적으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 一般に, 広く, 概して, 通例, 大抵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) عموما, بشكل عام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בדרך כלל, כללית‬


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