bigger

UK /ˈbɪɡə/ US /ˈbɪɡɚ/

name 2verb 1

Definitions

verb

To make or become bigger.

She's in along with mother, talking about the college; it's to be biggered, sir.

But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got. I biggered my factory. I biggered my roads.

name

A surname.

A township in Jennings County, Indiana, United States, named after Samuel Bigger.

Collocations

ADJ.

animal, little, other, other, stronger

The bigger animal in the zoo attracted crowds of curious visitors every single day.

VERB + BIGGER

bought, box, get, getting, grow, house, kitchens, looks

As the children grew bigger, they needed a bigger bedroom in the house.

BIGGER + NOUN

cars, japanese, matchbox, ones, stove

My old stove finally broke down, so we bought a bigger stove for the new kitchen.

PREP.

around, out, than

The new shopping mall is bigger than the old one downtown.

ADV.

only

The living room is only bigger than the bedroom by a few square feet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — large or big relative to something else

larger

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bigger fish to fry

A much more pressing issue to attend to.

Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry.

have eyes bigger than one's stomach

To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.

He has eyes bigger than his stomach.

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

The larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.

there's always a bigger fish

No matter how large or intimidating a person or thing is, there is likely to be an even larger or more intimidating person or thing somewhere.

be the bigger man

To walk away from a conflict to prevent it from escalating.

Even if it's in retaliation for a roommate disrespecting your room, be the bigger Man and leave his room alone.

Example Bank

She's in along with mother, talking about the college; it's to be biggered, sir.

Wiktionary

But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got. I biggered my factory. I biggered my roads.

Wiktionary

The money they splurged to the board's delight Will be spent biggering IT services, clean out of sight

Wiktionary

Anticipating a cold winter, we bought a bigger stove.

Tatoeba · #21156

In general, people in America tend to prefer bigger cars.

Tatoeba · #27365

If I had more money, I could move to a bigger house.

Tatoeba · #30514

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bigger is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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