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# generous

adjective (generous, more generous, most generous)

«generous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A generous person is kind and happy to give money, time, help or things to others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#m1)
2. Generous means larger than usual, such as a generous slice of cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x1)
- Grandad is generous with his time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x2)
- She gave a generous gift to the charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x3)
- He cut me a generous slice of pie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x4)
- The teacher was generous with praise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x5)
- Being generous makes others happy too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x6)
- The shop gives a generous discount to pensioners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x7)
- But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/#x8)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/generous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«generous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/generous.html) on Mova free.