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General

noun/dʒˈɛnɚɹəl/
Definition
a general officer of the highest rank
the head of a religious order or congregation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɛnɚɹəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛnɚɹəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna general officer of the highest rank
nounthe head of a religious order or congregation
nouna fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
“he discussed the general but neglected the particular”
verbcommand as a general
“We are generaled by an incompetent!”
adjectiveapplying to all or most members of a category or group
“the general public”
adjectivenot specialized or limited to one class of things
“general studies”
adjectiveprevailing among and common to the general public
“the general discontent”
adjectiveaffecting the entire body
“a general anesthetic”
adjectivesomewhat indefinite
“bearing a general resemblance to the original”
adjectiveof worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley
“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
Word Forms
generalshipnounthe leadership ability of a military general
generalverbcommand as a general
generaladjectivenot specialized or limited to one class of things
generalnouna general officer of the highest rank
generalitynounthe quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
universalizeverbmake universal
universenouneverything that exists anywhere
universalitynounthe quality of being universal; existing everywhere
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
allgemein
ein Generaloffizier des höchsten Ranges
🇫🇷French
général
un officier général du plus haut grade
🇮🇹Italian
generale
un ufficiale generale di altissimo grado
🇳🇱Dutch
algemeen
een algemeen officier van de hoogste rang
🇵🇹Portuguese
em geral
um oficial general do mais alto posto
🇷🇺Russian
общий
генерал-офицер высшего ранга
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सामान्य
सर्वोच्च पद का एक सामान्य अधिकारी
🇧🇩Bengali
সাধারণ
সর্বোচ্চ পদমর্যাদার একজন সাধারণ কর্মকর্তা
🇮🇳Tamil
பொது
உயர் பதவியில் உள்ள ஒரு பொது அதிகாரி
🇮🇳Telugu
సాధారణ
అత్యున్నత స్థాయి సాధారణ అధికారి
🇮🇳Marathi
सामान्य
सर्वोच्च पदाचा सामान्य अधिकारी
🇮🇳Gujarati
સામાન્ય
સર્વોચ્ચ કક્ષાનો સામાન્ય અધિકારી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ
ಉನ್ನತ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊതുവായ
ഉയർന്ന റാങ്കിലുള്ള ഒരു ജനറൽ ഓഫീസർ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਨਰਲ
ਉੱਚ ਦਰਜੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਜਨਰਲ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
جنرل
اعلیٰ ترین عہدے کا ایک جنرل افسر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一般的
最高级别的将军
🇯🇵Japanese
一般的な
最高位の将校
🇰🇷Korean
일반적인
최고위 장군
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tổng quan
một vị tướng có cấp bậc cao nhất
🇹🇭Thai
ทั่วไป
นายทหารระดับสูงสุด
🇮🇩Indonesian
umum
seorang perwira umum dengan pangkat tertinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
pangkalahatan
isang pangkalahatang opisyal ng pinakamataas na ranggo
🇲🇾Malay
umum
pegawai am yang berpangkat tertinggi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عام
ضابط عام بأعلى رتبة
🇮🇷Persian
عمومی
یک افسر عمومی از بالاترین درجه
🇹🇷Turkish
genel
en yüksek rütbeli bir general
🇮🇱Hebrew
כְּלָלִי
קצין כללי בדרגה הגבוהה ביותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'general'?
The primary meaning of 'general' is 'a general officer of the highest rank'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'general' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'general' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'general' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'general' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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