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  • 1generous — adjective 1 willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure (+ to): She s always very generous to the kids. | it is generous of sb (to do sth): What lovely presents it s very generous of you! | generous with… …

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  • 2generous — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ John s become very generous with the wine! ADVERB …

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  • 3generous — 01. My grandmother was a very [generous] person who was always ready to help people in need. 02. David Lam is known for his [generosity] in supporting a number of charitable causes in our province. 03. His family always gives [generously] to… …

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  • 4generous — 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… …

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  • 5generous */*/ — 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 …

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  • 6generous — 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… …

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  • 7generous*/ — [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… …

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  • 8very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …

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  • 9too-generous — adjective very generous distributed gifts with a lavish hand the critics were lavish in their praise a munificent gift his father gave him a half dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent prodigal praise unsparing generosity… …

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  • 10you're too generous — you’re too kind/generous/spoken formal phrase used for thanking someone in a way that is very polite but not completely sincere ‘There’ll be a reward for you, Burton.’ ‘You are too kind, sir.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying thank yousynonym Main entry …

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