Generous Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈdʒɛnɝəs/

JE-nur-uhs

UK

/dʒˈɛnəɹəs/

JE-nuh-ruhs

التعريف

Willing to give money, time, help, or kindness more freely than expected. It can also describe something large or plentiful, like a generous portion of food.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually positive and common in everyday English. Typical collocations are 'generous person', 'generous offer', 'generous donation', and 'generous portion'. Don't confuse it with 'general'. For food or amounts, it means larger than usual, not emotionally kind.

• Spanish: generoso - espléndido
• Portuguese (BR): generoso - bondoso
• Portuguese (PT): generoso - bondoso
• Chinese (Simplified): 慷慨的 - 大方的
• Chinese (Traditional): 慷慨的 - 大方的
• Hindi: उदार - दिलदार
• Arabic: كريم - سخي
• Bengali: উদার - প্রাচুর্যপূর্ণ (পরিমাণের জন্য)
• Russian: щедрый
• Japanese: 寛大な - 気前がいい
• Vietnamese: hào phóng - rộng lượng - nhiều (dùng cho phần ăn)
• Korean: 관대한 - 후한(양이 많을 때)
• Turkish: cömert - bol (miktar için)
• Urdu: فیاض - سخی
• Indonesian: dermawan - murah hati - porsi besar

جمل نموذجية

This restaurant serves generous portions.

basic

My aunt is very generous with her time.

basic

They gave us a generous gift.

basic

That was really generous of you — thank you.

natural

Her boss made a generous offer after she resigned.

natural

He's generous, but he never makes people feel like they owe him.

natural