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adjective
- 1. of considerable size or extent: "her big hazel eyes" Similar Opposite
- 2. of considerable importance or seriousness: "it's a big decision" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. praise or recommend something highly: informal British "the record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up"
noun
- 1. the major league in a professional sport: informal North American "the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in"
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adjective. uk / bɪɡ / us / bɪɡ / bigger | biggest. big adjective (LARGE) Add to word list. A1. large in size or amount: He's a big man. Could I try these shoes in a bigger size? They have a big house in the country. She has blonde hair and big blue eyes. She had a big pay rise. great big I had a great big slice of chocolate cake for dessert.
Meaning of big in English. big. adjective. us / bɪɡ / uk / bɪɡ / bigger | biggest. big adjective (LARGE) Add to word list. A1. large in size or amount: He's a big man. Could I try these shoes in a bigger size? They have a big house in the country. She has blonde hair and big blue eyes. She had a big raise.
large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity. Synonyms: extensive, voluminous, capacious, massive, bulky, immense, huge. Antonyms: little. of major concern, importance, gravity, or the like: a big problem. outstanding for a specified quality: a big liar; a big success.
The meaning of BIG is large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent; also : large or great in quantity, number, or amount. How to use big in a sentence.
Definition of big adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large. b. Having great strength or force: a big wind; in a big rage. c. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory. 2. a. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself. b. Older or eldest.
If you describe something such as a problem, increase, or change as a big one, you mean it is great in degree, extent, or importance. The problem was just too big for her to tackle on her own. There could soon be a big increase in unemployment.
Something big is just plain large or important. A big class has a lot of kids. A big room is larger than average. A big newspaper story is one that makes the front page.
BIG definition: 1. large in size or amount: 2. important or serious: 3. your older brother/sister. Learn more.
adj. large in size, height, width, or amount: a big house. of major concern or importance; outstanding; influential:[ before a noun] a big problem. grown-up; mature: You are big enough to know better. [ before a noun] elder: my big sister. Government large-scale and powerful:[ before a noun] big government. [ be + ~] known or used widely;