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US
/ˈdʒɛnɝəɫ, ˈdʒɛnɹəɫ/
]
[ UK /dʒˈɛnəɹəl/ ]
[ UK /dʒˈɛnəɹəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not specialized or limited to one class of things
general knowledge
general studies -
applying to all or most members of a category or group
general assistance
the general public
comprehensible to the general reader
a general rule
in general terms -
affecting the entire body
general symptoms
a general anesthetic -
somewhat indefinite
bearing a general resemblance to the original
a general description of the merchandise -
of worldwide scope or applicability
the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time
an issue of cosmopolitan import
universal experience -
prevailing among and common to the general public
the general discontent
VERB
-
command as a general
We are generaled by an incompetent!
NOUN
-
a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
he discussed the general but neglected the particular - a general officer of the highest rank
- the head of a religious order or congregation
How To Use general In A Sentence
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- Some of my remarks here are directed toward conventional scientists, who generally refrain from commenting critically on the wild ideas of a few of their colleagues because it is bad manners.
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- There was a deal of shouting from Jamie's direction, and general hubbub, as a few people came out of the pothouse, staring. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- In this regard, I offer a few guesses about some general directions in which statistical physics may change.
- They are trying to rush through the draft resolution before the general election.
- Burke's execution was witnessed by the novelist Sir Walter Scott, who sympathized with the general opinion that both men's wives had served as accomplices, and that the anatomists had been accessories to the murders.
- But anywhere else, the general buzz of the atmosphere would have sustained the crowd.
- He is very experienced in collating documents, summarizing evidence, arranging diagrammatic and demonstrative evidence and assisting with the general preparation for trial.
- Some people believe that Richard III did not murder his nephews and was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.
