generallygen‧er‧al‧ly /ˈdʒenərəli/ ●●● S2 W1 adverb 
It was generally a positive conversation. She’s not really ill, just generally run-down.[sentence adverb] Generally, part-timers work in low-status, low-wage occupations. The second survey was concerned with working-class culture more generally.2by or to most people SYN widelygenerally regarded/accepted/known etc The plants are generally regarded as weeds. a generally accepted view It could be five years before the drug is generally available.3usually or most of the time SYN usually: I generally get in to work by 8.00.4generally speaking used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases but not always: Generally speaking, the more expensive the stereo, the better it is.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Generally, the team has been more successful at home.
- His first year as President was generally regarded as a success.
- It is now generally accepted that the so-called "Hitler Diaries' were forgeries.
- Morrison is generally regarded as New York's best defensive player.
- The quality of the food here is generally good.
- A tax or taxes on energy generally were possible approaches.
- Looking at the administrative and financial arrangements more generally, the diminution of political concern is remarkable.
- Okay, so it generally gives us the setting for the story.
- The tax incentive is applied generally to all adoptions, foreign and domestic.
- The twenty-five articles of the decree were far-reaching and generally beneficial.
Longman Language Activatorways of expressing a general opinion
spoken use this to give your opinion about what is true, what is best, or what people should do, in most cases: · In general I like cats better than dogs.· Generally, t-shirts are the best things for kids to wear almost anywhere.· I think generally speaking that the rural schools provide a better environment for the students.
spoken use this when you have considered the whole of a situation, including the bad parts, and you are saying what you think or feel about it in general: · It's been a hard year, but on the whole I've learned a lot.· On the whole we're glad we came to live in Vancouver.· All in all, I think the conference was a great success.· All things considered, I'm sure we made the right decision.
formal, informal use this to give an opinion after considering all the arguments for and against that opinion: · On balance I think it would be better to cancel the arrangements.· Students have been very responsible, on balance, when choosing courses to provide a broad education.
when something is true about most situations, people, or events use this to say that something is usually true: · Women generally live longer than men.· In general, jobs for temporary workers are low-paid.· In general, students who get regular exercise do better in school.· Inner-city schools generally achieved lower exam grades than other schools.· Car theft is an increasingly common crime, and in most cases the offender is under 18.
especially spoken use this to introduce a statement about what usually happens or is true: · Generally speaking, bright colors make people feel happier.· As a rule, French wines are more expensive than those from Eastern Europe.
use this to say that something is true about most people, things, or occasions: · I drink sugar-free colas, mostly.· The students here are mostly Swiss and German, but sometimes we get a few Japanese, too.· He mostly writes novels, but he's published a book of poetry too.
especially spoken use this to say that something usually happens: · Our two-year-old is happy most of the time, but he wakes up from his naps in an awful mood.· Most of the time people vote for the party that offers them financial advantages.
use this to say that something is true most of the time but not every time: · By and large, print is easier to read than handwriting.· The candidates that the party selected tended, on the whole, to be middle-aged, male, and white.· Despite their age, the paintings are, on the whole, in very good condition.
especially written use this to say that something is true in most cases: · The cell chemistry of these insects is, for the most part, poorly understood.· Ethnic minorities have struggled to retain their cultural identity, and have for the most part succeeded.
if something tends to happen, it usually happens or is true, but not always: tend to happen/do something: · Young children tend to get sick more often than adults.· What tends to happen is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing.tend to be somebody who/that: · It tends to be the brighter kids who get all the teacher's attention.
when most people share a particular opinion something that is generally believed is believed by most people: · His first year as President was generally regarded as a success.· It is now generally accepted that the so-called "Hitler Diaries' were forgeries.
: broad agreement/consensus/acceptance agreement among most people about something: · There was broad agreement on the issue of equal pay for women.· He had created a broad consensus among different groups of Americans.
ways of saying that something usually happens · I don't know where Jack is - he's usually home by this time.· Wolves usually hunt in packs.· What's come over Jim? He isn't usually this grumpy.· The sea here is generally calm.· Generally, these small stores do not keep fresh meat or vegetables.· We're generally finished by about 4:30.
on most occasions, unless something unusual happens: · The museum isn't normally as crowded as this.· His normally cheerful face looked sad for a moment.
use this to say what usually happens: · As a general rule, the police may only enter your house if you invite them in.· We do not, as a rule, provide funds for this type of project.
almost always: · Nine times out of ten I just skip breakfast and have a coffee.· Nine times out of ten, jobs that become vacant are filled from inside the organization.
if something is routinely done, tested, checked etc, it is usually done as part of the normal process of working, doing a job etc: · The cars are routinely tested for safety and reliability before leaving the factory.· We routinely test patients for high blood pressure and diabetes.· It later emerged that prisoners at the camp were routinely tortured, and many executed.
in the way that a particular type of thing usually happens, for example what type of person is usually involved, what group something usually affects etc: · Victims of mugging are typically young men in their early 20s.· This disease typically affects young cattle.· Typically, gasoline taxes are used to fund road-building programs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The plants are generally regarded as weeds. a generally accepted view It could be five years before the drug is generally available.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES generally accepted principles of fairness and justice The mill produces what is widely acknowledged to be the finest wool in the world.
The plants are generally regarded as weeds. a generally accepted view It could be five years before the drug is generally available. generally accepted principles of fairness and justice The mill produces what is widely acknowledged to be the finest wool in the world. (=be the opinion of a lot of people) This view is not widely held.
This view is not widely held.· Generally speaking, the results have been good.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Nation usually speaks louder than ideology; as a result, the generally accepted notions of government and opposition break down.· Some difficulties arise, however, from the generally accepted distinction.· It is not therefore possible at present for the public finance economist to appeal to a generally accepted body of theory.· The generally accepted surveillance policy in most centres today is regular colonoscopy for patients with longstanding extensive colitis.· In the field of criminal investigation there are as yet no advanced and generally accepted standards of professional competence.· At Low Birk Hatt we didn't have Christmases in the generally accepted sense.· The definition of power Immediately we have difficulties since there seems to be no generally accepted agreement on the meaning of power.· Both writers and readers are affected by generally accepted ideas, without necessarily having given them independent thought.
· Instead of being a development of an inherent or generally available faculty, it is a specialized technique wholly dependent on specific training.· The older works listed first are still widely read and most are generally available in both hardcover and paperback.· The first SBus solution supporting distributed voice processing applications, it will be generally available by June following a May beta.· But such devices were not yet generally accepted, and would not be-come generally available for another fifty years.· Some products will benefit from being generally available for photography or for legitimate testing.· This drug is the only dopamine agonist generally available.· The final versions of these will be generally available soon.· The drug's being tested by cancer specialists ... although it could be some years before it's generally available.
· The contribution of this to full employment is obvious, particularly at times when demand in the economy is generally low.· The company negotiates lower drug costs with pharmacies for health maintenance organizations, whose stock were generally lower today.· The evidence of Western civilisation suggests that the status of older people has been generally low, but variably so.· The actual are generally lower than the regulatory limits allowed in Florida on a region to region basis.· Here items in short supply are sold at inflated prices - but still generally lower than on the black market.· This, combined with generally low penalties, does little to encourage compliance with the law.· The results for Ac-5-ASA were similar but the concentrations were generally lower.
VERB· It was coming to be generally accepted by 1880 that the state was the proper political expression of the nation.· Not that there was a generally accepted view of how, they might be different.· That is to say, your study will provide you with the knowledge that is generally accepted as making up the subject.· The media continue to publish favorable reports on prediction claims that are not generally accepted by the scientific community.· That period over, there is a stage of continued high growth when the dominance of the new technology is generally accepted.· Under generally accepted accounting principles, companies may use straight-line or one of the accelerated methods of depreciation for financial accounting purposes.· Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole.· This measurement is generally accepted as the cost of the retained earnings portion of equity capital.
· A closer examination of the Celtic Church reveals a much greater deviation from Rome than is generally acknowledged or even known.· The generally acknowledged leader of the cartel is Benjamin Arellano, who usually keeps a low profile.· Another set of therapies which are generally acknowledged to be helpful are the physical ones which are mostly based around massage.· Although most who take advantage of flexible schedules are working mothers, fathers are using them to an extent not generally acknowledged.· Nicky Haslam is generally acknowledged as a superb story-teller, who judges his audience beautifully.· It is now generally acknowledged that Helicobacter pylori infection is the major cause of antral gastritis.
· The Weimar Constitution, it was generally agreed, had suffered from two principal defects.· Analysts generally agree that the fundamental economic factors that produce corporate profits remain strong.· It's generally agreed that drugs are overpriced in Britain.· Health-care experts generally agree that many cities have too many hospitals and some must close.· News at Ten was not exactly sinking, but it was generally agreed it had lost its edge.· Industry analysts generally agreed with the dividend figures, however.· Despite a few dissenters, paleontologists generally agree that dinosaurs were forerunners of modern birds, rather than reptiles.· Ministry officials were unavailable for comment, although economists generally agree the 5 percent goal was unrealistic.
· But until steam-power became generally used, these landscapes did not achieve their final horrific form.· Doctoral degree recipients generally become college professors or work in an area of research.· In the later years, teaching generally becomes less formal.· People would become generally calmer and less aggressive.· He was 17 years old when he suddenly became generally exhausted and tired of studying.· Mormon religious leaders generally became conservative Republicans who spoke out against trade unionism and welfare programs.· The consequences of changes in the budget constraint for hours of work again become generally unpredictable apriori.· Obviously, even parents who have lacked early contact with their infants after hospital births generally become bonded to their babies.
· There are other features that may have much earlier origins than is generally believed.· It is generally believed that the earliest Soviet military use of photographic imaging spy satellites was in 1962.· It was generally believed that this would increase their efficiency in line with private industry.· It was generally believed that such women bore a mark on their bodies.· From then on, Nazarean tradition is generally believed to have disappeared.· It is generally believed that garlic and tea-tree essences are the most powerful anti-viral oils.· I believe generally good teams are built around a strong defence and this has been lacking all season.
· Finally they do not generally consider that its use constitutes any threat to them.· The night police beat is generally considered the worst assignment at the paper.· A word of warning, though-counters are generally considered a design no-no.· The first five teams passed on Phillips even though he was generally considered the top player available.· This was considered generally impractical and in view of the particular difficulties of carrying out social research in Belfast, probably unattainable.· The kids: Not as important as Rhodes' colleagues, who generally consider Mr Rhodes too freaky and newfangled.· Human beings generally consider life to function best when that ratio of male to female is relatively even.· What is feminine is not generally considered economic and the economy is not usually thought of as feminine in nature.
· At the time of the research, children could generally find employment in the area without leaving home.· The larger working-class and poor population generally finds it necessary to engage in multiple economic activities at the household level.· Mothers generally found the group useful.· Executives in charge of poorly performing companies or departments generally find their jobs in jeopardy.· There health care is available and people can generally find some cash.· They are generally found on the banks of shallow waters.· The percentage of still births among all births was found generally high when the mother was less than 20 years.· Companies, like people who try to stop the future from happening, generally find themselves run over by it.
· The next chamber or chambers generally hold the main media, aimed at biological filtration.· In the city a bold and beautiful young man named Bellerophon was generally held to be his son.· The defenders of Masada are generally held to have been Zealots.· Nontenured teachers generally hold their positions under annual contracts.· In Chapter 6 we shall discuss the issue of anaphoric reference which is generally held to depend crucially on co-text for interpretation.· Such numbers suggest a recession is more likely than generally held.
· At the time, it was not generally known the Symington family had a financial interest in the Canelos farming operations.· This is the phenomenon generally known as the poverty trap.· The full extent of its difficulties is not generally known.· It is still generally known as the gateway to the Emmental.· There's been nothing in the media about the hair either, but that piece of unpleasantness seems to be generally known.· This section of the market is generally known as London Bankers' Acceptance Market.· Boswell chose to suppress this fact, which did not become generally known until 1936.
· Well Loaded Much talked-about guitar rockers, generally regarded as destined for the bigger stadia of life, unless they self-destruct enroute.· Patrick is generally regarded as having been an aggressive enforcer of civil-rights laws and often came under fire from conservatives.· Sinks and Tanks Sinks, generally regarded as fixtures, are the basis of any cleaning operation big or small.· Five-year forecasts of economic activity are generally regarded as a science somewhere between astrology and darts.· Samuel Oldknow was generally regarded as a humane employer, but even he expected his apprentices to work for thirteen hours.· Bill padding has become so endemic to legal practice that it is generally regarded as a joke.· You might be able to think of crimes that are not generally regarded as deviant - crime committed in self-defence, for example.· Unemployment in the 1980s is generally regarded as one of the most important political issues facing all major capitalist economies.
· Thus the importance of coinage for our understanding of the past diminishes, generally speaking, the more up to date we come.· They are, generally speaking, the most expensive type.· But generally speaking, the availability of landfill space is more a matter of politics than geology.· By Lyle Jackson Quality check for the kitchen GENERALLY speaking, you get what you pay for in a kitchen.· So, speaking generally, statements made at meetings of local authorities are thus privileged.· In all these there is, generally speaking, a trade-off between the speed of analysis and the amount of information recovered.· These include opening books at random. Generally speaking, this is deemed to provide some clue as to one's destiny.
· Microcomputers on the other hand generally use local storage on floppy disks.· They carried with them galvanic batteries of a type generally used for feats of entertainment at carnivals.· Describe the types of simulation model generally used by geographers.· The equity method of accounting is generally used when from 20 to 50 percent of the subsidiary is owned by the parent.· This appears more often these days generally used to fill in small areas on the ubiquitous picture sweaters.· The majority of state and local governments are required by their constitutions or charters to use Generally Accepted Accounting Practices.· These advertisements generally use a Box number at the publication as the contact address and may be placed by the client.· Tables 8. 1 through 8. 4 present the most generally used and best known neural network paradigms.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Generally speaking, older people are less able to speak up for their rights.
- But generally speaking, champions are built from something more.
- But, generally speaking, the economy had by 1937 recovered to the level reached before the Depression started in 1929.
- By s.4 land generally speaking is not property which can be stolen.
- If you use straw as bedding for farm animals, generally speaking you improve the welfare of those animals.
- People living in a family need to know, generally speaking, who will do what and when it will happen.
- Progress would enhance the wealth of those who, generally speaking, were already rich but not that of the masses.
- They are, generally speaking, the most expensive type.
- Well the gay population usually tips much better, generally speaking.
WORD FAMILYnoungeneralizationgeneralgeneralistgeneralityadjectivegeneralgeneralistgeneralizedverbgeneralizeadverbgenerally
1considering or relating to the whole of a thing or group, rather than to details or specific cases or parts SYN broadly: It was generally a positive conversation. She’s not really ill, just generally run-down.[sentence adverb] Generally, part-timers work in low-status, low-wage occupations. The second survey was concerned with working-class culture more generally.2by or to most people SYN widelygenerally regarded/accepted/known etc The plants are generally regarded as weeds. a generally accepted view It could be five years before the drug is generally available.3usually or most of the time SYN usually: I generally get in to work by 8.00.4generally speaking used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases but not always: Generally speaking, the more expensive the stereo, the better it is.- constitutional
- Constitutional Convention
- constitutionalism
- constitutionalist
- constitutionality
- constitutionally
- Constitution of the United States
- constrain
- constrained
- constraint
- constrict
- constricted
- constriction
- construct
- construction
- constructional
- constructive
- constructive dismissal
- constructively
- constructor
- construe
- consul
- consular
- consulate
- consult