Large Definition

lärj

larger, largest

adjective

larger, largest

Big; great.

Webster's New World

Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.

American Heritage

Big as compared with others of its kind; of more than usual or average size, extent, or amount.

Webster's New World

Liberal; generous.

Webster's New World

Important; significant.

Had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.

American Heritage

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adverb

In a large way; so as to be large.

To write large.

Webster's New World

With a favoring wind, specif. one on the quarter.

Webster's New World

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noun

Liberty.

Webster's New World

(slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars.

Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.

Wiktionary

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idiom

at large

Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty:
a convict still at large.
As a whole; in general:
the country at large.

American Heritage

at large

free; not confined; not in jail
fully; in complete detail

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Large

Adjective

Base Form:

large

Comparative:

larger

Superlative:

largest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Large

Origin of Large

From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much"). Displaced Middle English stoor, stour (“large, great") (from Old English stōr) and muchel (“large, great") (from Old English myÄ‹el).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French from Latin largus generous

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition