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in het algemeen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • generally adv Usually or in most cases; as a rule.
  • in general adverb Usually or in most cases, allowing for exceptions.

Senses

in het algemeen is used for these senses in English:

  • at large In general; as a whole.
  • generally As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
  • in general In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.
  • on the whole (idiomatic) For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.

generally — full definition

  1. adv Usually or in most cases; as a rule.
  2. adv Without getting into specific details; broadly speaking.
  3. adv Widely, among most people or in most places.

in general — full definition

  1. adverb Usually or in most cases, allowing for exceptions.
  2. adverb Considering something as a whole rather than in its details.

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