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generous

generous

Meaning of generous

English

willing to give

Русский

готов делиться ресурсами, временем и вниманием с другими

generous

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈdʒenərəs/
American English
/ˈdʒenərəs/

generous with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом generous

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Щедрый человек

A generous person
generous with
не жалеть (чего-то)

Grandpa is always generous with his time when we need help.

Дедушка никогда не жалеет для нас своего времени, когда нужна помощь.

that's very generous of you
это очень щедро с вашей стороны

You're paying for everyone? That's very generous of you.

Ты платишь за всех? Это очень щедро с твоей стороны.

  • generous toщедрый по отношению к

Щедрый подарок

A generous gift
a generous offer
щедрое предложение

The buyers made a generous offer, so we sold the house.

Покупатели сделали щедрое предложение, и мы продали дом.

a generous tip
щедрые чаевые

We left a generous tip because the service was excellent.

Мы оставили щедрые чаевые, потому что обслуживание было отличным.

  • a generous giftщедрый подарок
  • a generous donationщедрое пожертвование

Больше обычного

Larger than usual
a generous portion
большая порция

The cook gave me a generous portion of mashed potatoes.

Повар положил мне большую порцию картофельного пюре.

a generous amount
изрядное количество

Add a generous amount of salt to the pasta water.

Добавь в воду для пасты изрядное количество соли.

generous usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He is very generous with his friends.

Он очень щедр к друзьям.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The boss gave a generous bonus this month.

Начальник дал щедрый бонус в этом месяце.

generous synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between generous, lavish, big-hearted, kind, charitable, and magnanimous

L
🇬🇧English
lavish

Very generous, even extravagant; about gifts or meals.

B2often

ENThey threw a lavish wedding for all their friends.

🇬🇧English

Warm, kind and generous.

B2rare word

ENShe's big-hearted and always helps neighbours in need.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

Kind; broader, not necessarily giving things.

B1very often

ENShe was kind enough to help me with my bags.

C
🇬🇧English
charitable

Giving to charity; also lenient in judging.

B2often

ENThe charitable organisation provides food for the homeless.

M
🇬🇧English
magnanimous

Generous in forgiving, especially a rival.

C1rare word

ENHe was magnanimous in victory and praised his opponent.

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Questions about this word

What does generous mean?

willing to give

How do you pronounce generous?

generous is pronounced [ˈdʒenərəs].

How is generous used in a sentence?

Он очень щедр к друзьям. Translation: He is very generous with his friends.

Is generous part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, generous can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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