General - definition of general by The Free Dictionary general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
General - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com General comes from the French word générale, which means "common to all people," but we use it for more than just people You might inquire about the general habits of schoolchildren, or the general temperature at night in the desert