The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. This caused me to investigate the edition of Websters Dictionary - which is now in the public domain.
However, after a day's work wrangling it into a database I realised that there were far too many errors especially with the part-of-speech tagging for it to be viable for Word Type.
Finally, I went back to Wiktionary - which I already knew about, but had been avoiding because it's not properly structured for parsing.
Origin of generally Middle English word dating back to —; see origin at general , -ly. See often. Words nearby generally generalized tonic-clonic seizure , generalized tonic-clonic seizure disorder , generalized vaccinia , generalized xanthelasma , general linguistics , generally , general-obligation bond , general officer , general of the air force , general of the armies , general of the army. Words related to generally broadly , commonly , customarily , largely , mostly , normally , ordinarily , publicly , roughly , typically , universally , usually , widely , about , all in all , altogether , approximately , as a rule , by and large , chiefly.
How to use generally in a sentence If they do in fact develop as we generally expect, iciness may continue to be featured more than snow. Iciness threat grows Saturday into early Sunday. Camden Walker February 12, Washington Post. Dubner February 11, Freakonomics. It can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences. If we want to make a negative form of an adjective or adverb, we can add "not" to the verb, we can use an adjective or adverb of opposite meaning, or we can use "not very" with the original adjective or adverb.
The meanings of the phrases are not identical. Usually the phrase using "not very" is less direct, and thus more polite, than the other phrases. There is a big difference in meaning between "too" and "very". Some common adverbs are used in the same way as "very" to heighten the degree of adjectives and adverbs. Normally the subject goes before the verb, however, some negative adverbs can cause an inversion when placed at the beginning of the clause.
The order is reversed and the verb goes before the subject. This inversion is only used in writing, not in speaking. Home Welcome to EF. Programs See everything we do. Offices Find an office near you. About EF Who we are. Careers Join the team. Resources for learning English. Test your English. Adverbs of degree Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something. Adverb of degree Modifying Example extremely adjective The water was extremely cold.
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Above or over? Across , over or through? Advice or advise? Affect or effect? All or every? All or whole? Allow , permit or let? Almost or nearly? Alone , lonely , or lonesome?
Along or alongside? Also , as well or too? Alternate ly , alternative ly Although or though? Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for? Arise or rise? Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while?
Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may? Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical?
Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest?
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