generally
Popularly or widelyPopularly or widely.
» Women generally live longer than men.
Frauen leben im Allgemeinen länger als Männer.
Женщины обычно живут дольше мужчин.
Жінки зазвичай живуть довше, ніж чоловіки.
Meaning
5 senses(broadly, comparative)Popularly or widely.
It is generally known that the Earth is round.
allgemein, gewöhnlich, im Allgemeinen
вообще́voobščé, широко́širokó
(broadly, comparative)As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
I generally have a walk in the afternoon.
hauptsächlich, überhaupt, üblicherweise
обы́чноobýčno, как пра́вилоkak právilo
зазвича́йzazvyčáj, як пра́вилоjak právylo
usually; as a rule
(broadly, comparative)Without reference to specific details.
Generally speaking …
allgemein, generell
вообще́voobščé, по большо́му счётуpo bolʹšómu sčótu
взагалі́vzahalí, в ціло́муv cilómu
without regard to specific details or exceptions
(broadly, comparative)In the general case, without exception; in all cases.
It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees.
(broadly, comparative, obsolete)Collectively; as a whole; without omissions.
without distinction of one from others
Examples
381 sentencesWomen generally live longer than men.
Жінки зазвичай живуть довше, ніж чоловіки.
ruЖенщины обычно живут дольше мужчин.
deFrauen leben im Allgemeinen länger als Männer.
The English are generally a conservative people.
Англійці, зазвичай, консервативні люди.
ruАнгличане, как правило, консервативные люди.
Tom generally does that in the morning.
Том зазвичай це робить вранці.
I generally walk to school.
Зазвичай я йду до школи пішки.
ruОбычно я хожу в школу пешком.
deIn der Regel gehe ich zu Fuß zur Schule.
His opinion is generally correct.
Його думка, як правило, вірна.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general + -ly.From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general + -ly.
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Forms
, most generally| Comparative | |
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| Superlative | most generally |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonyms- without distinction of one from others:in generalin the main
- usually; as a rule:by and largemore often than notmostly
- without regard to specific details or exceptions:broadlylooselybroadly speaking
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
3 patterns- generally speaking speaking
- generally speaking
- generally does that