generously

«generously» in Mova's school dictionary: In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (more generously, most generously)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a kind way that gives more money, time or help than expected. tree →

2) In a large amount; plentifully: «generously sized», «spread generously». tree →

3) In a fair and kind way when judging others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, someone who gives generously shares freely; this is praised in moral and church lessons. In cooking, «spread the butter generously» means use plenty. In news, people «gave generously» to a charity appeal. Phrases: «give generously», «generously donated», «generously sized».

examples

• People gave generously to the food bank. tree →
• Gran generously paid for our trip to the zoo. tree →
• Spread the jam generously on the toast. tree →
• She generously shared her sweets with everyone. tree →
• The teacher marked my work generously. tree →
• The portions were generously sized. tree →
• Then they told him of the field mice, and how they had generously saved him from death; and the Cowardly Lion laughed, and said: tree →

note

Adverb from «generous»; noun: generosity. In maths word problems, «generously» does not give a number; the numbers must come from the problem.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «generously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.