big
Of great size, largeOf great size, large.
» It was a very big room.
Es war ein sehr großes Zimmer.
Es war ein sehr großer Raum.
Это была очень большая комната.
Это было очень большое помещение.
Это был очень большой номер.
Це була дуже велика кімната.
Meaning
15 sensesOf great size, large.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
Of great size, large.
(informal)Fat.
Gosh, she is big!
groß
большо́йbolʹšój, вели́кийvelíkij, кру́пныйkrúpnyj
вели́кийvelýkyj
(figuratively, sometimes)Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
She was big with child.
Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
(informal)Specifically, big-breasted.
(informal)Having a large penis.
I'm the shortest man on the team but in the gym shower everyone can see that I'm also the biggest.
(informal)Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.
(informal)Adult; (of a child) older.
Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.
groß
большо́йbolʹšój
вели́кийvelýkyj
Adult; (of a child) older.
(informal, rare, slang)Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
(informal)Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
That's very big of you; thank you!
I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
generous and understanding and tolerant
(informal)Important or significant.
What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
significant
Popular.
That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
Populous.
Examples
5873 sentencesIt was a very big room.
Це була дуже велика кімната.
ruЭто была очень большая комната.
deEs war ein sehr großes Zimmer.
What is that big new building?
Що це за велика нова будівля?
ruЧто это за большое новое здание?
deWas ist das für ein großes neues Gebäude?
Here's a big map of Germany.
Це велика карта Німеччини.
ruВот большая карта Германии.
deHier ist eine große Deutschlandkarte.
We live near a big library.
Ми живемо поруч із великою бібліотекою.
ruМы живём рядом с большой библиотекой.
deWir wohnen in der Nähe einer großen Bibliothek.
We live in a big city.
Ми живемо у великому місті.
ruМы живём в большом городе.
deWir leben in der Großstadt.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Northern Middle English big, bigge (“powerful, strong”), possibly from a diInherited from Northern Middle English big, bigge (“powerful, strong”), possibly from a dialect of Old Norse. Ultimately perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bugja- (“swollen up, thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, *bu- (“to swell”), in which case big would be related to bogey, bugbear, and bug.
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Forms
bigger, biggestSynonyms
268 synonyms- in an advanced stage of pregnancy:enceinteexpectantgravidgreatlargeheavywith child
- conspicuous in position or importance:largeprominent
- given or giving freely:bigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingliberalopenhanded
- generous and understanding and tolerant:largemagnanimous
- feeling self-importance:swelledvainglorious
- prodigious:heavy
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
207 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- was a big
- a big mistake
- a big deal
- have a big
- big deal
- big mistake
- made a big
- such a big
- big problem
- a big problem
- is too big
- in a big