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big  (bg)

adj. big·ger, big·gest

1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.

2.

a. Of great force; strong: a big wind; in a big rage.

b. Obsolete Of great strength.

3.

a. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.

b. Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling: My big brother is leaving for college next week.

4. Pregnant: big with child.

5. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.

6. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.

7. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.

8. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.

9. Informal Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: "For public opinion . . . has grown harsh and yuppie-bashing is big" Sally Jacobs.

10. Informal Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.

11. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.

12. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.

adv.

1. In a pretentious or boastful way: talked big about the new job.

2. Informal

a. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album.

b. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.

Idiom:

big on

Enthusiastic about; partial to: "The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One" James Fallows.

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[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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biggish adj.

bigly adv.

bigness n.

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big

Adjective

[bigger, biggest]

1. of great or considerable size, weight, number, or capacity

2. having great significance; important

3. important through having power, wealth, etc.

4.

a. elder: my big brother

b. grown-up

5. generous: that's very big of you

6. extravagant; boastful: big talk

7. too big for one's boots conceited; unduly self-confident

8. in an advanced stage of pregnancy: big with child

9. in a big way in a very grand or enthusiastic way

Adverb

Informal

1. boastfully; pretentiously: he talks big

2. on a grand scale: think big [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	big - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" large little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	2.	big - significant; "graduation was a big day in his life" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	3.	big - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" bad intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	4.	big - loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
	5.	big - conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" prominent, large conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
	6.	big - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" heavy intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
	7.	big - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
	8.	big - feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" swelled, vainglorious proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
	9.	big - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
	10.	big - marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"
	11.	big - generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" magnanimous, large generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people"
	12.	big - given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, openhanded, handsome, freehanded, liberal generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	13.	big - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" enceinte, gravid, with child, expectant, great, large, heavy pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Adv.	1.	big - extremely well; "his performance went over big"
	2.	big - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" boastfully, vauntingly, large
	3.	big - on a grand scale; "think big" small - on a small scale; "think small"
	4.	big - in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"

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big

adjective 1. large, great, huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, extensive, immense, spacious, gigantic, monumental, mammoth, bulky, burly, colossal, stellar (informal) prodigious, hulking, ponderous, voluminous, elephantine, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small

adjective 2. important, serious, significant, grave, urgent, paramount, big-time (informal) far-reaching, momentous, major league (informal) weighty << OPPOSITE unimportant

adjective 3. powerful, important, prime, principal, prominent, dominant, influential, paramount, eminent, puissant, skookum Canad.

adjective 4. grown-up, adult, grown, mature, elder, full-grown << OPPOSITE young

adjective 5. generous, good, princely, noble, heroic, gracious, benevolent, disinterested, altruistic, unselfish, magnanimous, big-hearted

Translations

big [bɪg] adj → grande;

big business → gran negocio;

to do things in a big way → hacer las cosas en grande

big [bɪg] adj (in height) [person, building, tree] → grand(e);

(in bulk, amount) [person, parcel, book] → gros(se);

to do things in a big way → faire les choses en grand

big [bɪg] adj → groß;

to do things in a big way → alles im großen Stil tun

big [bɪg] adj → grande; grosso/a;

my big brother → mio fratello maggiore;

to do things in a big way → fare le cose in grande

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big

adj big [big]

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2 important a big event.belangrikeمُهِمваженvýznamný, důležitývigtig; storbedeutendσπουδαίοςgran, importantetähtisبرجسته؛ مهمtärkeägrandחָשוּבमहत्वपूर्णznačajanfontospentingmikilvægurgrande重要な중요한didis, svarbussvarīgspentinggrootstor, viktigważnygrandeimportantважныйvýznamnývelikznačajanstor, viktigสำคัญönemli, büyük重要的важливий, значнийاہمquan trọng重要的

big game

large animals (usually lions, tigers etc) that are hunted He hunts big game in Africa; a big game hunter.grootwildحَيَوانات كَبيرَهедър дивечdivoká, vysoká zvěřstorvildtdas Großwildμεγάλο θήραμαcaza mayorsuurulukidحیوانات بزرگsuurriistagros gibierחָיָה גדוֹלָהशिकार के बड़े जंगली जानवरkrupna divljačnagyvadbinatang buruan besarstór veiðidÿrcaccia grossa大物 (の猟獣, 魚など)큰 짐승stambūs žvėrysliels medījumsbinatang buruan besargroot wildstorviltgruba zwierzynacaça grossavânat mareкрупный зверьdivá / vysoká zvervelika divjadvisoka divljačstorviltสัตว์ใหญ่ที่ถูกล่าbüyük av hayvanı大獵物крупна дичинаبڑا شکارmôn săn bắn những loại thú lớn大猎物