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UK
/bˈɪɡ/
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[ US /ˈbɪɡ/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪɡ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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significant
graduation was a big day in his life -
marked by intense physical force
a big wind -
generous and understanding and tolerant
a large and generous spirit
a heart big enough to hold no grudges
a large heart
that's very big of you to be so forgiving
magnanimous toward his enemies -
given or giving freely
was a big tipper
a freehanded host
a munificent gift
the bounteous goodness of God
Saturday's child is loving and giving
a handsome allowance
her fond and openhanded grandfather
bountiful compliments
a munificent gift
a liberal backer of the arts -
loud and firm
a big voice
big bold piano sounds -
very intense
in a big rage
a bad storm
a bad headache
had a big (or bad) shock
a bad earthquake -
exhibiting self-importance
big talk -
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
big businesses
a big group of scientists
a large family
a large city
a big expenditure
a big (or large) barn
set out for the big city
large areas of the world
a large number of newspapers
a large sum -
conspicuous in position or importance
he's very large in financial circles
a big figure in the movement
big man on campus
a prominent citizen -
feeling self-importance
too big for his britches
he was swelled with pride
had a swelled head -
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
was big with child
was great with child -
(of animals) fully developed
a grown woman
an adult animal -
prodigious
big eater
big spender
heavy investor
ADVERB
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in a boastful manner
he talked big all evening -
in a major way
the play failed big at the box office -
on a grand scale
think big -
extremely well
his performance went over big
How To Use big In A Sentence
- There's a big difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
- Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending? Transcript: Richard Bove
- I didn't know my success was going to be so big and that I would become 'the subtractor', always subtracting six years. Life and style | guardian.co.uk
- And we -- it does extent all the way up toward Jacksonville, all the way down into West Palm Beach, all the way over to Fort Myers, and northward, almost kind of budging into the pan -- the Big Bend area, almost into the Panhandle, but not quite just yet. CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004
- Fly fishers in the salt water environment need something entirely different to their freshwater counterpart on the chalk stream, as does the angler who fishes big reservoirs.
- When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
- Xmas hurtles at us like a skateboarding troll trundling downhill - it's big, impressive, but to be viewed with a certain trepidation by those in its path. Toys R Us - Military Sword & Sorcery is coming ("#### Harry Potter! Daddy, where's my axe?")
- Just because the American people are disgusted with higher taxes, bigger government, left wing liberal give away policies and pacifist foreign policy attitudes, this idiot thinks the Tea Party activist is in someway trying to bring the country down. Clinton warns against violent anti-government attitude
- Tonight is a big night, because tonight I am going to my first creative writing class.
- Sefelt has pulled back halfway normal, swelling up and down with big wet, rattling breaths.