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large (lärj)

adjective larg′er, larg′·est

  1. Archaic liberal; generous
  2. big; great; specif.,
    1. taking up much space; bulky
    2. enclosing much space; spacious a large office
    3. of great extent or amount a large sum
  3. big as compared with others of its kind; of more than usual or average size, extent, or amount
  4. comprehensive; far-reaching to have large views on a subject
  5. pompous or exaggerated large talk
  6. operating on a big scale a large manufacturer
  7. Naut. favorable; specif., quartering: said of a wind

Etymology: OFr < L largus: see lard

adverb larg′er, larg′·est

  1. in a large way; so as to be large to write large
  2. Naut. with a favoring wind, specif. one on the quarter

noun

liberty

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large′·ness noun

large Idioms

at large

  1. free; not confined; not in jail
  2. fully; in complete detail
  3. in general; taken altogether
  4. ☆ representing an entire state or other district rather than only one of its subdivisions a congressman at large
  5. covering any area or many areas; not covering any specific area a critic at large

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large

modif.

  1. Of great size

    big, great, huge, wide, grand, considerable, substantial, vast, massive, immense, spacious, bulky, sizable, broad, capacious, colossal, gigantic, mammoth, mountainous, immeasurable, extensive, boundless, plentiful, copious, populous, ample, abundant, goodly, liberal, comprehensive, lavish, hefty, stout, burly, husky, heavyset, fat, swollen, bloated, corpulent, obese, herculean, titanic, monstrous, towering, tall, lofty, mighty, magnificent, commodious, enormous, cyclopean, giant, jumbo, Brobdingnagian, tremendous, prodigious, monumental, stupendous, enlarged, voluminous, overgrown, cumbersome, ponderous, Gargantuan, Antaean, heroic, epic, immoderate, extravagant, astronomical, prodigal, king-size, queen-size, outsize, oversized, elephantine, gigantesque, monster, super*, booming*, healthy*, bumper*, whopping*, thumping*, thundering*, walloping*, humongous*, larger-than-life*; see also broad 1, deep 2, enlarged, extensive 1, fat 1, high 1, long 1.

    Antonyms little*, small*, tiny. *

  2. Involving great plans

    extensive, extended, considerable; see comprehensive, general 1.

  3. Magnanimous

    open, noble, big-hearted; see generous 1, kind.

large, big, and great are often interchangeable in meaning of more than usual size, extent, etc. a large, big, or great oak, but large is typically used with reference to dimensions or amount a large studio, a large sum, big, to bulk, weight, or extent a big baby, big business, and great, which is less often used of physical things, to size or extent that is impressive, imposing, surprising, etc. a great river, a great success

large Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • number: In addition, a large number our students go on to study higher degrees.
  • amount: DVDs are ideal for storing the large amount of data associated with video.
  • quantity: Windows itself consumes a surprisingly large quantity of RAM.
  • scale: The world was also projected at a large scale in the classroom to increase its immersive nature.
  • proportion: Baby's diapers account for a large proportion of waste sent for disposal.
  • collection: Print Journals The library has a large collection of print journals.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: These were very large topics for such a small research project.
  • slightly: In terms of manpower, they were only slightly larger than the German army that stood at 1.20 million men.
  • relatively: A large scale map is where the RF is relatively large.
  • much: Packaging will also be much larger than the actual product for many food items.
  • fairly: This somewhat goes against the idea of having a fairly large hard disk in the first place.
  • sufficiently: Both mechanisms are shown to prefer globally synchronous states for slow synapses as long as the strength of coupling is sufficiently large.

Infinitive complement

warrant: In Europe research accounts for between 2-4 % of GDP, a figure large enough to warrant government policy initiatives.

Used with adjective complement

  • loom: The memories of 1991, when they rose against the dictator but received no Allied support, still loom large.
  • appear: And why [ painted ] objects seen at a small distance appear larger than the real ones?
  • become: The computational cost of refining these n-m guesses will rapidly become large as the dimensions of the space increase.

Preposition: in

  • world: The cannon was the largest in the world when built, but, said Max " it was never used.
  • size: Cholesterol stones tend to be large in size, often solitary and white in color.

Preposition: than

  • size: The exhibition features larger than life size wooden sculptures that deal with issues of control and the exercise of power.
  • female: Size Adult males are substantially larger than females measuring about 2.5m and weighing up to 300kg ( as heavy as a horse!