generous helping
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generous — gen|e|rous [ˈdʒenərəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: généreux, from Latin generosus born into a high rank , from genus; GENUS] 1.) someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them… … Dictionary of contemporary English
helping — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, heaping (AmE), huge, large ▪ a generous helping of potatoes ▪ small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
generous — gen|er|ous [ dʒen(ə)rəs ] adjective ** 1. ) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected: Merton is clearly a warm and generous human being. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
generous */*/ — UK [ˈdʒenərəs] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəs] adjective 1) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected Merton is clearly a warm and generous person. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous with … English dictionary
generous*/ — [ˈdʒenərəs] adj 1) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected She is a warm and generous human being.[/ex] That s very generous of you.[/ex] 2) larger than is usual or necessary a generous helping of chips[/ex] generously… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
helping — [[t]he̱lpɪŋ[/t]] helpings 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n, adj N A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a single serving. She gave them extra helpings of ice cream. 2) N COUNT: N of n, usu adj N of n You can refer to an… … English dictionary
generous — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ John s become very generous with the wine! ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
helping — n. a generous; second helping * * * [ helpɪŋ] second helping a generous … Combinatory dictionary
helping — noun the helpings are very generous Syn: portion, serving, piece, slice, share, ration, allocation; informal dollop … Thesaurus of popular words
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help·ing — /ˈhɛlpıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] : an amount of food that is put on a plate at one time : a portion of food : ↑serving He had two helpings of carrots. Can I give you a second helping? sometimes used figuratively He needed a generous helping … Useful english dictionary
