large

Definition of Large in English :

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Noun

1. large

a garment size for a large person

Adjective

2. big, large

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. large

fairly large or important in effect; influential

Example Sentences:
'played a large role in the negotiations'

4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid

ostentatiously lofty in style

Example Sentences:
'a man given to large talk'
'tumid political prose'

5. big, large, magnanimous

generous and understanding and tolerant

Example Sentences:
'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'

6. big, large, prominent

conspicuous in position or importance

Example Sentences:
'a big figure in the movement'
'big man on campus'
'he's very large in financial circles'
'a prominent citizen'

7. large

having broad power and range and scope

Example Sentences:
'taking the large view'
'a large effect'
'a large sympathy'

8. big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Example Sentences:
'was big with child'
'was great with child'

Adverb

9. large

at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

10. large

with the wind abaft the beam

Example Sentences:
'a ship sailing large'

11. big, boastfully, large, vauntingly

in a boastful manner

Example Sentences:
'he talked big all evening'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Large

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adjective

having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc; big

of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive

a large effect

having or showing great breadth of understanding

a large heart

4. nautical

(of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction

5. rare

overblown; pretentious

generous

7. obsolete

(of manners and speech) gross; rude

noun

8. at large

9. in large

adverb

10. nautical

with the wind blowing from a favourable direction

11. by and large

12. loom large

Large

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈlarger or ˈlargest

1. Archaic

liberal; generous

big; great

; specif.,

taking up much space; bulky

enclosing much space; spacious

a large office

of great extent or amount

a large sum

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

comprehensive; far-reaching

to have large views on a subject

pompous or exaggerated

large talk

operating on a big scale

a large manufacturer

7. Nautical

favorable; specif., quartering

said of a wind

adverbWord forms: ˈlarger or ˈlargest

in a large way; so as to be large

to write large

9. Nautical

with a favoring wind, specif. one on the quarter

noun

10.

liberty

Large

see synonyms of large

adj. larg·er, larg·est

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.

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).

a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.

b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.

6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind.

n. pl. large

Slang A thousand dollars: bought a speedboat for 50 large.

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