What part of speech is general?

General can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. general is a verb, present, 1st person singular of general (infinitive).
  • 2. general is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. general is a noun, singular of generals.
  • 4. general is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • general 
    more general
    most general
  • Positive: general 
  • Comparative: more general
  • Superlative: most general

Adjective to adverb

What does general mean?

Definitions

Adjective
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
general - affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
general - not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"
general - prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"
general - somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
general - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

Verb
general - command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

Noun
general - a general officer of the highest rank
general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
general - the head of a religious order or congregation
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Examples of general

#   Sentence  
1. noun He discussed the general but neglected the particular.
2. noun "Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?"
3. noun Bush, in answering the question about the leader of Pakistan, also said: "The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected -- not elected, this guy took over office.
4. noun I still remember him stuttering about "the General," unable to remember Musharraf's name.
5. noun According to former Indian army general A S Kalkat, the difficulty for Kumaratunga's government lay in the fact that the LTTE had become a de jure power in the north and east of the island and was running every aspect of civil administration in the areas within its control.
6. noun Unfortunately for them, the general has decided to take seriously Colin Powell's frequent boasts that it was on his nudging that the Indians made conciliatory gestures toward Islamabad.
7. noun The Al-Bu Nimr in Ramadi and Al-Qaim rose in arms against Saddam in the mid-nineties following the execution of Thamir Madhlum Al-Dulaymi, an Air Force general belonging to their tribe.
8. noun With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.
9. noun I'm the witchfinder general.
10. noun The great statesman and general is still living.
11. noun The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.
12. noun The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.
13. noun I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
14. noun The general's massive presence awes everyone.
15. noun The general never lost his presence of mind in the face of the large force of the enemy.
16. adj. The general public.
17. adj. General assistance.
18. adj. A general rule.
19. adj. In general terms.
20. adj. Comprehensible to the general reader.
21. adj. A general anesthetic.
22. adj. General symptoms.
23. adj. General studies.
24. adj. General knowledge.
25. adj. The general discontent.
26. adj. Bearing a general resemblance to the original.
27. adj. A general description of the merchandise.
28. adj. But Sharon's iron fist is simply not working as a means of establishing general peace, and the Bush administration will have to finally apply effective pressure on Sharon to stop his outrages in and colonization of the West Bank and Gaza.
29. adj. And this has already drawn protests from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which was backed by the LTTE in the April general elections held in Sri Lanka.
30. adj. In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.
Sentence  
noun
He discussed the general but neglected the particular.
"Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?"
Bush, in answering the question about the leader of Pakistan, also said: "The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected -- not elected, this guy took over office.
I still remember him stuttering about "the General," unable to remember Musharraf's name.
According to former Indian army general A S Kalkat, the difficulty for Kumaratunga's government lay in the fact that the LTTE had become a de jure power in the north and east of the island and was running every aspect of civil administration in the areas within its control.
Unfortunately for them, the general has decided to take seriously Colin Powell's frequent boasts that it was on his nudging that the Indians made conciliatory gestures toward Islamabad.
The Al-Bu Nimr in Ramadi and Al-Qaim rose in arms against Saddam in the mid-nineties following the execution of Thamir Madhlum Al-Dulaymi, an Air Force general belonging to their tribe.
With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.
I'm the witchfinder general.
The great statesman and general is still living.
The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.
I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
The general's massive presence awes everyone.
The general never lost his presence of mind in the face of the large force of the enemy.
adj.
The general public.
General assistance.
A general rule.
In general terms.
Comprehensible to the general reader.
A general anesthetic.
General symptoms.
General studies.
General knowledge.
The general discontent.
Bearing a general resemblance to the original.
A general description of the merchandise.
But Sharon's iron fist is simply not working as a means of establishing general peace, and the Bush administration will have to finally apply effective pressure on Sharon to stop his outrages in and colonization of the West Bank and Gaza.
And this has already drawn protests from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which was backed by the LTTE in the April general elections held in Sri Lanka.
In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.
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