General | Mean of general in English Dictionary
/ˈʤɛnrəl/
- of, relating to, or affecting all the people or things in a group
- They have issued a general warning/order.
- a general alarm
- The general mood here is optimistic. [=most people here are optimistic]
- The general consensus is that we should go ahead.
- It's a story with general interest. = It's a general-interest story. [=it is a story that will interest many or most people]
- relating to the main or major parts of something rather than the details
- The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.
- She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.
- The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.
- My concerns are all general—nothing specific.
- The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept/idea.
- My general impression was that things were going well.
- not exact
- They were found in the same general area.
- I'm going in the general direction of the store.
- ordinary, normal, or usual
- Their general practice in such cases is to offer a deal. = As a general rule, they offer a deal in such cases. [=they usually/generally offer a deal in such cases]
- of the basic or usual kind
- a general hospital
- a science book for the general reader [=the reader who is not a scientist]
- a doctor practicing general medicine [=basic health care that is not specialized]
- of high rank
- a general manager
- a general contractor [=a contractor who is in charge of a building project]
- Noun
- in a general way
- In general, I like the way things have gone.
- as a whole
- It had an impact not just on young people, but on people in general. [=on all or most people]
- in most cases
- In general [=generally], it takes about a month for the shipment to arrive.
- a military officer of very high rank
Những từ liên quan với GENERAL
regular, humdrum, generic, overall, normal, ordinary, broad, collective, diffuse, Catholic, familiar, infinite, natural, commonplace, accustomed