large

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UK /lɑːd͡ʒ/ US /lɑɹd͡ʒ/

adj 5noun 5adv 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

The new apartment seemed large enough for our growing family.

become, get, grow

The city's population has grown very large over the past twenty years.

remain

ADV

exceptionally, extremely, very

comparatively, fairly, moderately, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively

The apartment was reasonably large for a family of four living in the city center.

enough, sufficiently

The apartment wasn't large enough for our growing family, so we decided to move.

indefinitely, infinitely

The shopping mall seemed indefinitely large when I was a child exploring it alone.

abnormally, disproportionately, surprisingly, unexpectedly, unusually

The pizza portions at that restaurant were surprisingly large for the price.

Definitions

adj

Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.

We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.

That is large (the manufactured size).

Abundant; ample.

We have yet large day.

He prefers teachers with large experience, but often has positions for beginners who have had a thorough preparation.

Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer "And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"

I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.

Free; unencumbered.

Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.

noun

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

Liberality, generosity.

One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.

An item labelled or denoted as being that size.

One small coffee and two larges, please.

One who fits an item of that size.

adv

Before the wind.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — conspicuous in position or importance

adjective — generous and understanding and tolerant

big
magnanimous

adjective — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or

adjective — ostentatiously lofty in style

adverb — in a boastful manner

boastfully
vauntingly
big

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

by and large

Mostly; generally; all things considered.

It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

at large

On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.

For a nervous twenty-four hours, three wanted criminals were at large in the city.

live large

To have a lavish or overly extravagant lifestyle.

He lived large, in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria. Expensive and elegant suits, silk shirts, handmade shoes, cashmere topcoats and fedoras enhanced his executive image.

have it large

To engage intensely in pleasure-seeking activities.

Unlike Oasis, the point wasn't simply to have it large and live a whacked-out existence as professional rock stars.

loom large

To have a great deal of importance, presence, power, or sway; to be of great significance or concern, especially when posing a likely threat or danger.

Energy policy will loom large in the policy decisions of the new government.

Example Bank

Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.

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We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.

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Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week

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Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.

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"We'll call you anything we want," Dave said. "You owe us eighty-five large, Ace, and what we've got for collateral on that money so far is a shitload of Arm & Hammer baking soda worth about a buck-fi

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So send my sister a hundred large, and next time you come down to Jessup it won't be my grill talking at you. My word on that.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, large is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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