gen·er·al (j n  r-l)adj. 1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category: "subduing all her impressions as a woman, to something more general" (Virginia Woolf). 2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent: general discontent. 3. Of or affecting the entire body: general paralysis. 4. Being usually the case; true or applicable in most instances but not all: the general correctness of her decisions. 5. a. Not limited in scope, area, or application: as a general rule. b. Not limited to or dealing with one class of things; diversified: general studies. 6. Involving only the main features rather than precise details: a general grasp of the subject. 7. Highest or superior in rank: the general manager. n. Idiom: 1. a. Abbr. GEN or Gen or Gen. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general. b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization. 2. A general officer. 3. A statement, principle, or fact that embraces or is applicable to the whole. 4. General anesthesia. 5. Archaic The public. in general Generally. [Middle English, from Latin gener  lis, from genus, gener-, kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]gen er·al·ness n.Synonyms: general, common, generic, universal These adjectives mean belonging to, relating to, or affecting the whole: the general welfare; a common enemy; generic likenesses; universal military conscription. Antonym: particular |
general
Adjective
1. common or widespread: general goodwill
2. of, affecting, or including all or most of the members of a group
3. not specialized or specializing: a general hospital
4. including various or miscellaneous items: general knowledge
5. not definite; vague: the examples used will give a general idea
6. highest in authority or rank: the club's general manager
Noun
1. a very senior military officer
2. in general generally; mostly or usually [Latin generalis]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  general - a general officer of the highest rankarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, von Blucher - Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) |
| 2. | general - the head of a religious order or congregation | |
| 3. | general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" | |
| Verb | 1. | general - command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!" command - be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army" |
| Adj. | 1. | general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles" imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" unspecialised, unspecialized - not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" |
| 2. | general - not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge" undiversified - not diversified | |
| 3. | general - prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" | |
| 4. | general - affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" | |
| 5. | general - somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise" imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" | |
| 6. |  general - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
general
adjective 1. widespread, accepted, popular, public, common, broad, extensive, universal, prevailing, prevalent << OPPOSITE individual
adjective 2. overall, complete, total, global, comprehensive, blanket, inclusive, all-embracing, overarching << OPPOSITE restricted
adjective 3. universal, overall, widespread, collective, across-the-board, all-inclusive << OPPOSITE exceptional
4. vague, broad, loose, blanket, sweeping, unclear, inaccurate, approximate, woolly, indefinite, hazy, imprecise, ill-defined, inexact, unspecific, undetailed << OPPOSITE specific
Translations
general [ˈdʒɛnərl] n → général m
adj → général(e);
in general → en général;
general audit (Comm) → vérification annuelle
general [ˈdʒɛnərl] n → General m
adj → allgemein;
(widespread) → weitverbreitet;
(non-specific) → generell;
in general → im Allgemeinen;
the general public → die Öffentlichkeit, die Allgemeinheit;
general audit (Comm) → Jahresabschlussprüfung f
adj general [ˈdʒenərəl]
1 of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics. algemene عام всеобщ obecný, všeobecný almindelig; generel allgemein γενικός general üldine عمومی yleinen, yleis- général כְּלָלִי साधारण, सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 全般的な 일반적인 bendras, visuotinis vispārējs; vispārīgs am algemeen alminnelig, generell ogólny geral general общий všeobecný; celkový splošen opšti allmän ทั่วไป genel 總的 загальний عمومی phổ biến; chung 总的
2 covering a large number of cases a general rule. algemene عُمومي общ (vše)obecný generel allgemein γενικός, καθολικός general üldine فراگیر pää- général בְּדֶרֶך כְּלָל सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 一般的な 전반적인 bendras vispārējs; parasts am algemeen alminnelig, hoved- ogólny geral general общепринятый všeobecný splošen opšti allmän, genomgående ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง; ไม่จำกัด genel 普遍的 поширений; загальноприйнятий عام ، رائج toàn bộ; chung 普遍的
3 without details I'll just give you a general idea of the plan. algemene عام، غير تفصيلي основен celkový generel; almindelig allgemein γενικός, μη λεπτομερής general üldjooneline کلی yleisluontoinen général כְּלָלִי सरसरी uopćen, općenit nem specializált, átfogó umum almennur generale 概略の 개괄적인 bendras vispārējs am algemeen generell, helhets- ogólny geral general основной celkový splošen opšti ungefärlig ทั่วไป; โดยทั่วไป genel 大體的 головний; загальний غیر محدود không chuyên sâu vào chủ đề 大体的
4 (as part of an official title) chief the Postmaster General. hoof رئيس، رئيسي، عام ръководител generální general- General-... γενικός (για τίτλο) jefe, general pea-, üld- رئیس pää-, yli- général “כְּלָלִי” जनरल glavni fő kepala yfir-, aðal- generale 長官 최고위의 generalinis, vyriausiasis vadošais; galvenais; ģenerāl- Jeneral hoofd- general-, hoved- generalny, główny chefe general главный; генеральный generálny glaven direktor general-, över- นายพล şef, genel, kıdemli ...長 головний اعلی ، ایک سرکاری لقب người đứng đầu ...长
n
in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal General Smith. Generaal قائِد، عَميد генерал generál general der General στρατηγός general kindral ژنرال kenraali général/-ale גֶנֶרָל सेनापति general, bojnik tábornok jenderal herforingi generale 将軍 장군, 장성 generolas ģenerālis Jeneral generaal general generał general general генерал generál general general general แม่ทัพ general (英國)陸軍上將 генерал فیلڈ مارشل سے نیچے اور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل سے اوپر کا اعلی tướng 陆军上将（英国）
v generalize, ˈgeneralise
1 to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases He's trying to generalize from only two examples. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم، يَجْعَلُه عامّا обобщавам zevšeobecnit generalisere verallgemeinern γενικεύω generalizar üldistust tegema حکم کلی صادر کردن yleistää généraliser להכליל सामान्यीकरण करना uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít menyamaratakan alhæfa generalizzare 一般化する 일반화하다 apibendrinti vispārināt membuat tanggapan umum veralgemenen generalisere uogólniać generalizar a generaliza обобщать zovšeobecniť posplošiti generalizovati dra allmänna slutsatser av วางหลัก genelleştirmek 歸納﹐概括 узагальнювати مجموعی اصول پر راۓ قایم کرنا khái quát hoá 引出普遍性结论
2 to talk (about something) in general terms We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم بالكلام говоря общо vyvozovat obecné závěry generalisere verallgemeinern μιλώ γενικά, μη συγκεκριμένα generalizar üldsõnaliselt rääkima به کلیات پرداختن yleistää dire des généralités לנסח באופן כללי सामान्य uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít bicara secara umum alhæfa generalizzare, in generale parlare 一般的に言う 개괄적으로 말하다 kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai runāt vispārīgi membuat tanggapan umum generaliseren komme med alminneligheter mówić ogólnikami generalizar a spune generalităţi говорить в общих выражениях hovoriť všeobecne govoriti na splošno uopštavati generalisera กล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ genelleme yapmak 籠統地講 узагальнювати غیر معین پیراۓ میں بات کرنا nói chung chung 笼统地讲
n generaliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation
veralgemening تَعْميم обобщаване zevšeobecnění generalisering die Verallgemeinerung γενίκευση generalización üldistamine عمومیت yleistäminen généralisation הכללה सामान्यीकरण uopćavanje, genaralizacija általánosítás alhæfing generalizzazione 一般論 일반화 apibendrinimas vispārināšana generalisasi veralgemenen generalisering uogólnienie generalização generalizare обобщение zovšeobecnenie posploševanje generalizacija generalisering การพูดคลุม; การกล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ; ลักษณะทั่วไป genelleme, genelleştirme 普遍化, 概括 узагальнення تعمیم کا عمل sự khái quát 普遍化
adv generally
usually; by most people; on the whole He is generally disliked; He generally wins. gewoonlik بصورة عامّه обичайно obvykle; (vše)obecně; celkem generelt allgemein γενικά generalmente, corrientemente, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده yleensä, yleisesti généralement בדרך כלל प्राय: obično, općenito általában (véve) biasanya almennt; venjulega generalmente 概して 대체로 paprastai, visuotinai, daugiausia vispār; parasti umumnya in het i det hele tatt, som regel, stort sett, generelt na ogół geralmente în general обычно zvyčajne; všeobecne na splošno generalno allmänt, i allmänhet ส่วนใหญ่; โดยทั่วไป; ส่วนมาก; โดยปกติ genellikle 一般地 звичайно; взагалі عام طور پر nói chung 一般地
General Certificate of Education, GCE
general election
an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved. algemene verkiesing إنتخابات عامَّه общи избори všeobecné volby parlamentsvalg allgemeine Wahlen βουλευτικές εκλογές elecciones generales üldvalimised انتخابات همگانی yleiset vaalit élections générales בחירות כלליות आम चुनाव opći izbori képviselőválasztás pemilihan umum almennar kosningar elezioni generali 総選挙 총선거 visuotiniai rinkimai vispārējas vēlēšanas pilihan raya umum algemene verkiezingen parlaments-/stortingsvalg wybory powszechne eleições gerais alegeri generale всеобщие выборы všeobecné voľby splošne volitve opšti izbori allmänna val การเลือกตั้งทั่วไป genel seçim 普選 загальні вибори عام انتخابات cuộc tổng tuyển cử 普选
general practitioner, GP
general store
a shop that sells a wide range of goods. algemene handelaar مخْزَن عام универсален магазин obchodní dům, obchod se smíšeným zbožím stormagasin das Warenhaus παντοπωλείο gran almacén universaalkauplus فروشگاهی با اجناس متنوع sekatavarakauppa grand magasin מכולת जनरल स्टोर, दुकान trgovina mješovite robe vegyeskereskedés toko serba ada (sveita)verslun; nÿlenduvöruverslun grande magazzino 雑貨店 잡화점 universalinė parduotuvė universālveikals kedai barangan serba guna warenhuis landhandel sklep wielobranżowy armazém magazin universal универмаг obchod so zmiešaným tovarom blagovnica prodavnica sa širokim asortimanom robe lanthandel, diverseaffär ร้านค้าทั่วไป çeşitli eşya mağazası 百貨店 універсальний магазин کریانے کی دوکان bách hoá 百货店
as a general rule
usually; in most cases As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers. in die algemeen بِصورَة عامّه، على وجْه العُموم като правило ve většině případů almindelig regel meistens κατά κανόνα por lo general, por norma üldreeglina غالباً pääsääntöisesti en règle générale בדרך כלל सामान्य नियम općenito, obično általánosságban biasanya yfirleitt; venjulega in genere, di norma 通例 일반적으로 paprastai parasti peraturan am in de regel som oftest/regel, vanligvis z reguły regra geral ca regulă generală как правило spravidla praviloma obično som regel กฏทั่วไป genel olarak 一般說來 як правило اکثر حالات میں hầu hết 一般说来
in general
usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc) People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic. oor die algemeen بصورة عامّه обикновенно obvykle, většinou; většina i almindelighed im Allgemeinen γενικά, ως επί το πλείστον en general, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt بطور کلی yleensä en général באופן כללי आम तौर पर općenito, obično, većinom általá(nosság)ban pada umumnya venjulega; almennt in genere/generale 一般に 일반적으로 apskritai vispār secara umumnya in het algemeen som regel, i det store og hele ogólnie biorąc em geral în general вообще všeobecne; väčšinou na splošno generalno i allmänhet ตามธรรมดา genellikle 一般地 взагалі عموما nói chung 一般地
the general public
the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group. algemene publiek عُموم الناس، الجُمهور العام общата публика široká veřejnost offentligheden die breite Öffentlichkeit το ευρύ κοινό el gran público üldsus عامه مردم suuri yleisö le grand public आम लोग javnost nagyközönség rakyat umum almenningur il grande pubblico 一般大衆 대중 plačioji visuomenė vienkāršie iedzīvotāji masyarakat massa folk flest, allmennheten społeczność, ludność em geral o púplico marele public общественность široká verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten สาธารณชน halk 公眾 населення عوام công chúng rộng rãi 公众
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