general gist

Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words

the main points or general idea, without the details

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Examples (10)

  • I could follow the general gist of their conversation.
  • She summarized the report so we could grasp the general gist before the meeting.
  • Can you give me the general gist in two sentences?
  • Even if you skip the details, you should convey the general gist clearly.
  • By lunchtime, the interns had got the general gist of the onboarding process.
  • He misread the charts but still understood the general gist of the proposal.
  • A quick demo will help the client catch the general gist.
  • I only watched the trailer, but I think I got the general gist of the plot.
  • Please write a brief abstract that gives readers the general gist without jargon.
  • After a few weeks, the team will have learned the general gist of the new framework.