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# generally

«generally» in Mova's school dictionary: **usually, in most cases** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (generally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Generally means usually, in most cases. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#m1)

2) Generally means by most people, widely: "It is generally believed." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#m2)

3) Generally means in a broad way, without details: "generally speaking". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school writing it helps make careful statements: "Generally, plants need light." In science we say "generally" because there can be exceptions. Phrases: generally speaking, generally agreed, generally known.

### examples

- I generally walk to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x1)
- Cats are generally afraid of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x2)
- It is generally agreed that exercise is good for you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x3)
- Generally speaking, summers here are dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x4)
- The weather was generally sunny with a few showers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x5)
- Metals generally conduct electricity well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x6)
- But generally he sucks the blood of sleepers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/#x7)

### note

Adjective: general. Similar words: usually, mostly, in general. "Generally" means most of the time, not always: an exception does not make the sentence false.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «generally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.