Big: meaning, definitions and examples

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big

 

[ bษชษก ]

Adjective / Adverb / Noun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

size

Of considerable size, extent, or intensity.

Synonyms

enormous, gigantic, huge, large

Examples of usage

  • The car took up a big portion of the parking lot.
  • She has a big house with a swimming pool.
  • He made a big mistake by not showing up to the meeting.
Context #2 | Adverb

degree

In a major way; greatly.

Synonyms

greatly, hugely, significantly

Examples of usage

  • She cares about her friends big.
  • He messed up big by forgetting her birthday.
Context #3 | Noun

music

A big musical show or movie.

Synonyms

musical, performance

Examples of usage

  • The theater is showing a big tonight.
  • She is performing at the big this weekend.

Translations

Translations of the word "big" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น grande

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคกเคผเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช groรŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ besar

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะตะปะธะบะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ duลผy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅคงใใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท grand

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ grande

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bรผyรผk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุจูŠุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ velkรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ veฤพkรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅคง

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ velik

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ stรณr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฏะปะบะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bรถyรผk

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ grande

Etymology

The word 'big' has Old English origin, coming from the Proto-Germanic word 'buggis', meaning 'powerful'. Over time, the word evolved to its current usage to describe something of considerable size or intensity. 'Big' is a common and versatile word used in various contexts to convey the idea of something large or significant.

See also: bigger, biggest, bigwig.

Word Frequency Rank

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