big (b g)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. Idiom: 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. big on Enthusiastic about; partial to: "The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One" (James Fallows). [Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] big  gish adj.big ly adv.big ness n. |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 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 | |
| 3. | big - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" 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" 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" intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" | |
| 7. | big - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" 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"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" 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" 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" 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"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" | |
| 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" |
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 5. generous, good, princely, noble, heroic, gracious, benevolent, disinterested, altruistic, unselfish, magnanimous, big-hearted
Translations
big [bɪg] adj (in height) [person, building, tree] → grand(e);
(in bulk, amount) [person, parcel, book] → gros(se);
adj big [big]
1 large in size a big car. groot كَبير голям veliký stor groß μεγάλος σε μέγεθος grande suur بزرگ؛ گنده suuri gros; grand גָדוֹל बड़ा velik nagy besar stór grande 大きい 큰 didelis liels besar groot stor, kraftig duży grande mare большой veľký velik veliki stor ใหญ่ büyük 大 великий, просторий بڑا to lớn 大
2 important a big event. belangrike مُهِم важен významný, důležitý vigtig; stor bedeutend σπουδαίος gran, importante tähtis برجسته؛ مهم tärkeä grand חָשוּב महत्वपूर्ण značajan fontos penting mikilvægur grande 重要な 중요한 didis, svarbus svarīgs penting groot stor, viktig ważny grande important важный významný velik značajan stor, viktig สำคัญ önemli, büyük 重要的 важливий, значний اہم quan 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. grootwild حَيَوانات كَبيرَه едър дивеч divoká, vysoká zvěř storvildt das Großwild μεγάλο θήραμα caza mayor suurulukid حیوانات بزرگ suurriista gros gibier חָיָה גדוֹלָה शिकार के बड़े जंगली जानवर krupna divljač nagyvad binatang buruan besar stór veiðidÿr caccia grossa 大物 (の猟獣, 魚など) 큰 짐승 stambūs žvėrys liels medījums binatang buruan besar groot wild storvilt gruba zwierzyna caça grossa vânat mare крупный зверь divá / vysoká zver velika divjad visoka divljač storvilt สัตว์ใหญ่ที่ถูกล่า büyük av hayvanı 大獵物 крупна дичина بڑا شکار môn săn bắn những loại thú lớn 大猎物
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