adj · neutral
generous
/ˈdʒenərəs/GE·ne·rous
Band 5-6speakingtask2
willing to give more of something, especially money or time, than is usual or expected
Examples
“The charity received a generous donation.”
“He's generous with his time and often helps students.”
“She made a generous offer to support the project.”
Band 8 sentence
“The university's generous scholarship scheme has enabled many talented students from low‑income families to study.”
Collocations
- generous with
- generous donation
- generosity towards
Word family
generous adjgenerosity ngenerously adv
Common mistakes
He is generous in money.→He is generous with money.
Her generosity was very generous.→Her generosity was remarkable.
Say it for a higher band
5kind→6liberal→7+generous
Synonyms
liberal
kind
Easily confused
kind
“She was kind enough to offer help when I needed it.”
Related words
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