English-Thai Dictionary

generally

ADV โดยทั่วไป  โดยปกติ  ส่วนมาก  ส่วนใหญ่  โดยรวมๆ  mainly in general specifically doi-tua-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GENERALLY

adv. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently, but not without exceptions. A hot summer generally follows a cold winter. Men are generally more disposed to censure than to praise, as they generally suppose it easier to depress excellence in others than to equal or surpass it by elevating themselves. 1. In the main; without detail; in the whole taken together.
Generally speaking, they live very quietly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GENERALLY

GENERALLY Gen "er *al *ly, adv.

 

1. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently.

 

2. In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively. Generally speaking, they live very quietly. Addison.

 

3. Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. [Obs. ] I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee. 2 Sam. xvii. ll.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

generally

gen er al ly |ˈjenərəlē ˈʤɛn (ə )rəli | ▶adverb 1 [ sentence adverb ] in most cases; usually: the term of a lease is generally 99 years. 2 in general terms; without regard to particulars or exceptions: a decade when France was moving generally to the left. 3 widely: the best scheme is generally reckoned to be the Canadian one.

 

Oxford Dictionary

generally

gen ¦er |al ¦ly |ˈdʒɛn (ə )rəli | ▶adverb 1 [ sentence adverb ] in most cases; usually: the term of a lease is generally 99 years. 2 in general terms; without regard to particulars or exceptions: a decade when France was moving generally to the left | [ as sentence adverb ] : generally speaking, things have been getting better. 3 by or to most people; widely: the best scheme is generally reckoned to be the Canadian one.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

generally

generally adverb 1 summers were generally hot: normally, in general, as a rule, by and large, more often than not, almost always, mainly, mostly, for the most part, predominantly, on the whole; usually, habitually, customarily, typically, ordinarily, commonly. 2 popular opinion veers generally to the left: overall, in general terms, generally speaking, all in all, broadly, on average, basically, effectively. 3 the method was generally accepted: widely, commonly, extensively, universally, popularly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

generally

generally adverb 1 the summers were generally fairly good: normally, in general, as a (general ) rule, in the general run of things, by and large, more often than not, almost always, in the main, mainly, mostly, for the most part, in most cases, most of the time, predominantly, on the whole; usually, habitually, customarily, standardly, routinely, regularly, typically, ordinarily, commonly, conventionally, traditionally, historically. ANTONYMS occasionally. 2 France was moving generally to the left: overall, in general terms, in a general sense, generally speaking, altogether, all in all, broadly, on average, principally, basically, substantially, effectively. 3 it is too early to say whether the method will be generally accepted: widely, commonly, extensively, comprehensively, universally, popularly. ANTONYMS sporadically.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

generally

gen er al ly /dʒén (ə )r (ə )li /→general 副詞 more ～; most ～1 通例 , たいてい (usually )(→always 1 語法 (1 ))▸ I generally don't go out to bars .ふだんは酒場に飲みに行ったりしない .2 比較なし 一般的に , 広く ▸ a generally accepted theory 一般的に認められた理論 3 おおむね , 概して, 大体 (は )▸ Their ideas are generally the same .彼らの考えはおおむね同じだ .4 〖文修飾 〗一般的に言って (generally speaking ).