tremendous
Awe-inspiring; terrificAwe-inspiring; terrific.
» I think we had a tremendous year.
Meaning
3 sensesAwe-inspiring; terrific.
восхити́тельныйvosxitítelʹnyj
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
выдаю́щийсяvydajúščijsja
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
beträchtlich, außerordentlich
огромный громадныйogromnyj, неисчисляемыйneisčisljajemyj, неизмеряемыйneizmerjajemyj
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Examples
66 sentencesI think we had a tremendous year.
Tom did an absolutely tremendous job.
Tom is taking a tremendous chance.
ruТом берёт на себя огромный риск. — odexed
Tom's got a tremendous amount of work to do.
deTom hat sehr viel Arbeit vor sich. — Jan_Schreiber
The pressure was tremendous.
ruДавление было огромным. — Ivanovb
deDer Druck war gewaltig. — bonny37
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to trembleAdapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.
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Forms
more tremendous, most tremendous| Comparative | more tremendous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most tremendous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form