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Generally Adverb Give Summary Situation Activity Idea Referring

word generally
definition
adverb
You use generally to give a summary of a situation, activity, or idea without referring to the particular details of it.
University teachers generally have admitted a lack of enthusiasm about their subjects.
Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
You use generally to say that something happens or is used on most occasions but not on every occasion.
As women we generally say and feel too much about these things.
It is generally true that the darker the fruit the higher its iron content.
Generally speaking, his judgment is sound.
cefr-level B1

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