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generallygenerally /ˈdʒɛnərəli/ ●●○ S2 W2 adverb ► generally regarded/accepted/known etc. He is generally regarded as New York’s best defensive player. THESAURUSused when describing what happens on most occasions or in most situations► usuallyused when describing what happens on most occasions or in most situations: Janet usually wears jeans to work. It’s not usually this cold in April. ► generally usually or in most situations: Generally, only employees are allowed in the building. ► normally usually, when nothing unusual happens: Normally, it takes me 20 minutes to get to work, but today it took an hour. ► typically in the way that something usually happens: I typically get up around 7. ► routinely done as a normal part of a process or job: The cars are routinely tested for safety before leaving the factory. ► as a (general) rule usually or most of the time. Used especially to say what usually works: As a rule, roses grow best in full sunlight. ► regularly at the same time each day, week, month, etc.: The teachers meet regularly, every Friday at 3. 1considering something as a whole, without details or specific cases: It was generally a positive conversation.[sentence adverb] Generally, the team has been more successful at home.2by or to most people SYN widely: The problem is larger than is generally realized.generally regarded/accepted/known etc. He is generally regarded as New York’s best defensive player.3usually or most of the time SYN usually: The quality of the food here is generally good.► see thesaurus at usually4generally speaking used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases but not always: Generally speaking, the more expensive models are the best. |