Meaning

7 senses
  1. 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.

    groß, weit

    большо́йbolʹšój, кру́пныйkrúpnyj

    вели́кийvelýkyj, чима́лийčymályj, здоро́вийzdoróvyj

    above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

  2. (especially)That is large (the manufactured size).

  3. Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.

  4. (obsolete)Abundant; ample.

  5. (archaic)Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

  6. (obsolete)Free; unencumbered.

  7. (obsolete)Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.

Examples

3254 sentences
  1. Do you have a larger size?

    У вас є розміром більше?

    ruУ Вас есть размером больше?

    deHaben Sie eine größere Größe?

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  2. There was a large crowd there.

    Там був великий натовп.

    ruТам была большая толпа.

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  3. My family is not very large.

    У мене не дуже велика родина.

    ruУ меня не очень большая семья.

    deMeine Familie ist nicht sehr groß.

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  4. China is much larger than Japan.

    Китай набагато більший за Японію.

    ruКитай гораздо больше Японии.

    deChina ist viel größer als Japan.

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  5. He lives in a large house.

    Він живе у великому будинку.

    ruОн живёт в большом доме.

    deEr wohnt in einem großen Haus.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of greater size — see also big:
Русский
By meaning 1
of greater size — see also big:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of greater size — see also big:

Origin

From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“a

From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

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Forms

larger, largest
Comparativelarger Lesson
Superlativelargest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

98 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

61 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • has a large
  • a large family
  • as large as
  • a large audience
  • large sum of
  • large family
  • is larger than
  • isn't very large
  • a large sum
  • large audience
  • a large house
  • much larger than

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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