generous
adjective (generous, more generous, most generous)
Everyday
- A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others. tree →
- Generous means larger than usual, such as a generous slice of cake. tree →
In the lessons
In school values lessons and stories, generous characters share and help others; in everyday life a generous helping is a big portion. Phrases: «generous with», «a generous gift», «a generous slice», «generous of you».
Examples
- It was generous of you to share your sweets. tree →
- Grandad is generous with his time. tree →
- She gave a generous gift to the charity. tree →
- He cut me a generous slice of pie. tree →
- The teacher was generous with praise. tree →
- Being generous makes others happy too. tree →
- The shop gives a generous discount to pensioners. tree →
- But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. tree →
Note
Adverb: «generously»; noun: «generosity». Opposite: «mean», «selfish». In maths problems a generous helping just means a large portion; use the numbers given.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «generous» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «generous» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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