| large (lärj) adj. larg·er, larg·est Idiom: 1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big. 2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive. 3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods. 4. a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit. b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch). 5. a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners. b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language. 6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind. at large 1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large. 2. As a whole; in general: the country at large. 3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large. 4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large. 5. At length; copiously. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.] large  ness n.Synonyms: large, big, great These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big brown barn; a great ocean liner. Antonym: small |
large
Adjective
1. having a relatively great size, quantity, or extent; big
2. of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive: a large effect
Noun
at large
a. as a whole; in general: both the Navy and the country at large
b. (of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) out of captivity; free
c. in full detail
Verb
[larging, larged]
large it Brit slang to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way [Latin largus ample]
largeness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  large - a garment size for a large person size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| Adj. | 1. | large - 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. | large - fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations" significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" | |
| 3. |  large - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" | |
| 4. | large - 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" | |
| 5. | large - 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. | large - having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" | |
| 7. |  large - 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. | large - at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark) |
| 2. | large - with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large" | |
| 3. |  large - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" |
large
adjective 1. big, great, huge, heavy, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tall, considerable, substantial, strapping, immense (informal) hefty, gigantic, monumental, bulky, chunky, burly, colossal, hulking, goodly, man-size, brawny, elephantine, thickset, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
adjective 2. massive, great, big, huge, giant, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, immense, tidy (informal) jumbo (informal) gigantic, monumental, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, stellar (informal) king-size, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
adjective 3. plentiful, full, grand, liberal, sweeping, broad, comprehensive, extensive, generous, lavish, ample, spacious, abundant, grandiose, copious, roomy, bountiful, capacious, profuse << OPPOSITE scanty >> at large 4. in general, generally, chiefly, mainly, as a whole, in the main
5. free, roaming, on the run, fugitive, at liberty, on the loose, unchained, unconfined by and large on the whole, generally, mostly, in general, all things considered, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, all in all, as a rule, taking everything into consideration
Translations
large [lɑːdʒ] adj → grand(e); [person, animal] → gros(grosse);
to make larger → agrandir;
by and large → en général;
large [lɑːdʒ] adj → groß; [person] → korpulent;
to make larger → vergrößern;
(extensive) → weitreichend;
at large (= as a whole) → im Allgemeinen (= at liberty); auf freiem Fuß;
large [lɑːdʒ] adj → grande; [person, animal] → grosso/a
adv by and large → generalmente;
to make larger → ingrandire;
a large number of people → molta gente;
on a large scale → su vasta scala
adj large [ˈlaːdʒ]
great in size, amount etc; not small a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people. groot كَبير голям velký stor groß μεγάλος grande suur بزرگ suuri grand, gros גָדוֹל विशाल, व्यापक velik, širok nagy besar stór grande, vasto 大きな 큰, 다량의 didelis, didžiulis liels; plašs besar groot stor, rommelig, omfattende duży grande mare, spaţios большой veľký velik veliki stor ใหญ่โต geniş, büyük, kocaman 大的 великий بڑا rộng; lớn 大的
adv largely
mainly; to a great extent This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful. grotendeels إلى حَد كَبير в голяма степен z velké části hovedsageligt; i stor udstrækning größtenteils σε μεγάλο βαθμό, ως επί το πλείστον en gran parte, en gran medida suurelt jaolt تا حد زیادی suureksi osaksi dans une large mesure בְּמִידָה רַבָּה विशालता uglavnom jórészt terutama að mestu leyti in larga misura, ampiamente 大いに 대부분 daugiausia, didžia dalimi lielā mērā; galvenokārt sebahagian besarnya; sangat grotendeels stort sett, overveiende, i høy grad w dużym stopniu em grande parte în mare măsură в большой мере z veľkej časti v veliki meri u velikoj meri till stor del, i hög grad ส่วนใหญ่ büyük ölçüde, genellikle 主要地,很大程度上 значною мірою بڑی حد تک rộng lớn 主要地, 大量地, 很大程度上
n largeness
grootheid كِبَر големина velikost storhed die Größe μεγάλο μέγεθος gran tamaño suurus بزرگی suuruus grandeur, grosseur רוֹחַב לֵב विशालता veličina, prostranstvo vminek nagy volta kebesaran stærð; mikilleiki grandezza 大きさ 큼 didumas lielums; plašums kebesaran grote omvang storhet wielkość grandeza dimensiuni mari величина veľkosť velikost veličina stor omfattning ความใหญ่โต genişlik, büyüklük 大 великий розмір ضخامت sự rộng lớn 大
at large
1 (of prisoners etc) free Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large. op vrye voet حُر، طَليق свобода na svobodě på fri fod auf freiem Fuß ελεύθερος (π.χ. για κρατούμενο) en libertad, suelto vabaduses آزاد vapaalla jalalla en liberté חוֹפשִׁי मुक्त na slobodi szabadlábon bebas sem leikur lausum hala in libertà 捕われないで (범인 등이) 자유로운 laisvas, laisvėje brīvībā bebas op vrije voeten på frifot, løs na wolności em liberdade liber, în libertate на свободе na slobode na prostosti na slobodi på fri fot อิสระ serbest, kaçmış 未被捕，逍遙法外 на волі آزاد tự do 未被捕，逍遥法外
2 in general the country / the public at large. oor/in die algemeen بصورةٍ عامَّه като цяло všeobecně i almindelighed in der Gesamtheit γενικά en general üldiselt بطور کلی laajasti ottaen en général בִּכללוּתוֹ आम općenito általában pada umumnya almennt in generale 一般の 일반적으로 apskritai vispārināti; lielos vilcienos pada umumnya in het algemeen i sin alminnelighet w ogólności em geral pe larg; în general в массе všeobecne na splošno generalno i allmänhet, i stort ส่วนมาก genel olarak, genellikle 整個的 загалом, у цілому عام طور سے nói chung 整个的
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