Meaning
6 sensesIn a loud manner.
in a boastful manner
In a boasting manner.
He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
In a large amount or to a large extent.
He won big betting on the croquet championship.
Don't miss our November sale — it's your last chance to save big before Christmas!
In a large amount or to a large extent.
(informal)(modifying a preposition)
I've always been big into sport, but I'm especially big into football.
On a large scale, expansively.
You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
on a grand scale
(colloquial)Hard; with great force.
He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
Examples
5873 sentencesIt was a very big room.
Це була дуже велика кімната. — deniko
ruЭто была очень большая комната. — sharptoothed
deEs war ein sehr großes Zimmer. — Zaghawa
What is that big new building?
Що це за велика нова будівля? — deniko
ruЧто это за большое новое здание? — odexed
deWas ist das für ein großes neues Gebäude? — Tamy
Here's a big map of Germany.
Це велика карта Німеччини. — brambury
ruВот большая карта Германии. — Tonari
deHier ist eine große Deutschlandkarte. — MUIRIEL
We live near a big library.
Ми живемо поруч із великою бібліотекою. — deniko
ruМы живём рядом с большой библиотекой. — Biga
deWir wohnen in der Nähe einer großen Bibliothek. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We live in a big city.
Ми живемо у великому місті. — deniko
ruМы живём в большом городе. — marafon
deWir leben in der Großstadt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
8 synonyms- in a boastful manner:boastfullyvauntinglylarge
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative 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