gen·er·ous

(jĕn′ər-əs)

adj.

1. Liberal in giving or sharing. See Synonyms at liberal.

2. Showing kindness and magnanimity: It was generous of him to mention us in his remarks.

3. Marked by abundance; ample: a generous slice of cake.

4. Having a rich bouquet and flavor: a generous wine.

5. Obsolete Of noble lineage.

[French genereux, of noble birth, magnanimous, from Latin generōsus, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

gen′er·ous·ly adv.

gen′er·ous·ness n.

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Adv.

generously - in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities"

munificently, liberally

Translations

بِصورَة كريمَه

šlechetněštědře

gavmildtgenerøststorsindet

freigiebig

généreusement

af örlæti

veľkoryso

velikodušno

bol bolcömertçe

宽宏大量地慷慨地

generously

[ˈdʒenərəslɪ] ADV

1. (= not meanly) [give, donate, reward] → generosamente
please give generously to this worthy cause → por favor, contribuyan generosamente a esta noble causa

2. (= liberally) season generously with salt → condimentar con abundante sal
generously cut shirts → camisas de corte amplio
a generously illustrated book → un libro ampliamente ilustrado
she was a generously proportioned woman → era una mujer de opulentas formas

3. (= kindly) [offer, provide] → generosamente
he generously offered to cancel the debt → se ofreció generosamente a cancelar la deuda, en un gesto desinteresado, se ofreció a cancelar la deuda
they very generously offered to help us move house → se ofrecieron generosamente a ayudarnos a mudarnos de casa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

generously

[ˈdʒɛn^ərəsli] adv

(= kindly) → généreusement

(= unstintingly) → généreusement

(= plentifully) → abondamment

generously sized → grand(e)gene sequence n → séquence f du génomegene sequencing n → séquençage m du génome

generously

adv

(= liberally) give, donate, provide → großzügigerweise; reward → großzügig; to provide generously for somebody → großzügig für jdn sorgen; please give generously (to …) → wir bitten um großzügige Spenden (für …)

(= kindly) offer, agree → großmütigerweise

(= amply) sized, proportioned, equipped → großzügig; generously cut shirts → weit or großzügig geschnittene Hemden; to season generously (Cook) → reichlich würzen; a generously illustrated book → ein reich illustriertes Buch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

generously

[ˈdʒɛnərəslɪ] adv → generosamente

generous

(ˈdʒenərəs) adjective

(negative ungenerous).

1. willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose. a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.

2. large; larger than necessary. a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.

3. kind, willing to forgive. Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.

ˈgenerously adverb

ˌgeneˈrosity (-ˈrosəti) noun