Generalize - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 generalize Word family (noun) generalization general generalist generality (adjective) general generalist generalized (verb) generalize (adverb) generally From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgeneralizegen‧e‧ral‧ize (also generalise British English) /ˈdʒenərəlaɪz/ ●○○ verb    1 [intransitive]SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATED to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examplesgeneralize from  She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men.2 [intransitive]DETAIL to make a general statement about the whole of a group or thinggeneralize about  It is difficult to generalise about the kind of people who come on these courses.3 [transitive] formalALL/EVERYTHING to say that an idea, result etc is related to a larger group  Can we generalise this principle?generalize something to something  Can the research findings be generalized to a wider population? → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgeneralize• The polls show that it is difficult to generalize about which issues were most important to voters.• She's always quick to generalize and put people into categories.• I know I shouldn't generalize, but I do think men find it hard to show their feelings.• Not to generalize, but men want everything and want to commit to nothing.• The study group was very small, and it's hard to generalize from just a few cases.• We can generalize from the example that we have studied.• Physicians are still debating whether to generalize the data on aspirin to women.• Helmholtz generalized what others had suggested, or had established in one context.generalize from• We can generalize from the samples and conclude that nitrogen levels have increased.generalize about• It's difficult to generalize about a subject as broad as world history. Exercises Exercises

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Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	generalize
he, she, it	generalizes
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	generalized
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have generalized
he, she, it	has generalized
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had generalized
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will generalize
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have generalized
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am generalizing
he, she, it	is generalizing
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you, we, they	are generalizing
Past
I, he, she, it	was generalizing
you, we, they	were generalizing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been generalizing
he, she, it	has been generalizing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been generalizing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be generalizing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been generalizing
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