Armenian

Alternative forms

• ընդհանրապէս ‎(əndhanrapēs) (traditional orthography spelling)

Adverb

ընդհանրապես • ‎(əndhanrapes)

1. in general, generally

   Ընդհանրապես մարդիկ չեն սիրում ձմեռը։‎ ― Əndhanrapes mardik čʿen sirum jmeṙə. ― People generally don't like winters.

2. always, usually
3. altogether, on the whole
4. at all

   Ես ընդհանրապես ոչինչ չհասկացա։‎ ― Es əndhanrapes očʿinčʿ čʿhaskacʿa. ― I did not understand anything at all.

Usage notes

In colloquial speech Russian вообще́ ‎(voobščé), pronounced as [vɑpʰˈʃɛ] and in very informal writing spelled as վաբշե ‎(vabše), վապշե ‎(vapše) or վափշե ‎(vapʿše), is used instead.