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big

[big] / bɪg /






Usage

What are other ways to say big? In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, big is the most general and most colloquial word, large is somewhat more formal, and great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing: a big tree; a large tree; a great oak; a big field; a large field; great plains. When the reference is to degree or a quality, great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style: a big mistake; a big surprise; large is usually not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference: a large number (great number).

Example Sentences

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Instead, some do the show to not only promote their latest project, but to introduce additional parts of themselves to what may be the biggest audience they’ve had to date.

From Los Angeles Times

It marked another giant step in the emergence of Jovic, who stunned two-time Grand Slam finalist and seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in round three for the biggest scalp of her career.

From Barron's

"Even though it's so big, its movements are really funny—sometimes it even acts kind of like a person," she said, adding that she was "totally hooked".

From Barron's

The process is being lubricated by the biggest jump in European military spending since the Cold War.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You may not have felt that any of these trends or fashion outlets have been speaking to you, if you were a bigger size," she says.

From BBC