general

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general is on the Basic English 850 List.
garden - general - get


general is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
gas - general - Germany

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Adjective[change]

Positive
general

Comparative
more general

Superlative
most general

General is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. Usual; about most things. An idea is a general idea if it's about many things or about most things, not just about one specific thing.
    First I will talk about general problems of farming, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.
    In general, I enjoy pizza.
  2. General is approximate, not exact; maybe a little different; close but maybe not the same.

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Noun[change]

Singular
general

Plural
generals

  1. (countable) A general is the leader of an army.
    The president told the general to bring the army home.