Meaning of big | Babel Free

Definitions

1. big, large
2. Of great size, large.
3. Enthusiastic about; partial to: "a patriotic youth organization big on military-style marching drills" (Earl Swift).
4. Fat.
   informal
5. great, grand
6. be big on, Informal. to have a special liking or enthusiasm for.
7. aged, old
8. Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
   figuratively, sometimes
9. large animals (usually lions, tigers etc) that are hunted. He hunts big game in Africa; a big game hunter. grootwild حَيَوانات كَبيرَه едър дивеч caça grande divoká, vysoká zvěř das Großwild storvildt 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 غته ...
   usually
10. adult, grown-up
11. Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
    informal
12. Specifically, big-breasted.
    informal
13. Having a large penis.
    informal
14. grande, enorme; mayor;___ bellied → barrigón-a, panzudo-a;
15. grandee
16. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.
17. Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
    informal
18. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.
19. Adult; (of a child) older.
    informal
20. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.
21. Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
    informal, rare, slang
22. Pregnant: big with child.
23. Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
    informal
24. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.
25. Important or significant.
    informal
26. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.
27. Popular.
28. Populous.
29. Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
    informal
30. Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
    capitalized, humorous, often, sometimes
31. Enthusiastic (about).
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”

“The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line,[…], with their court of farm and church and clustered village, in dignified seclusion.”

“Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. […] When a company’s share price rises faster than the rest of the market, this means that it has a bigger weight in a traditional index.”

“Out of the 484 Utah water systems that reported data in 2024, only 66 fluoridated their water, an Associated Press analysis showed. The largest was the state’s biggest city, Salt Lake City.”

“Gosh, she is big!”

“She was big with child.”

“The Dawn is over-caſt, the Morning low’rs, And heavily in Clouds brings on the Day, The great, th’ important Day; big with the Fate Of Cato and of Rome.”

“I'm the shortest man on the team but in the gym shower everyone can see that I'm also the biggest.”

“I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.”

“Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.”

“We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.”

“She did it all on her own like a big girl.”

“By midnight, however, the last light had fled / For even big people have then gone to bed[.]”

“Uh oh ... that looks like one of those things the big people don't want us to touch, Marvin!”

“I don't think so, if you're shouting at people across the playground at your big age.”

“That's very big of you; thank you!”

“I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.”

“So the bloke says, 'Fine, that's real big of you, much appreciated,' and off he goes with Big John back to Ferrari's.”

“What's so big about that? I do it all the time.”

“"I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."”

“The great game of golf offered an antidote to the inevitable dead space — blocks of difficult-to-use hours, pre- and postflight — that are one of business travel’s biggest drags.”

“It proved a big miss as Hoilett produced a sublime finish into the top corner of the net from 20 yards after evading a couple of challenges in first-half stoppage time.”

“"It's not about having a catchy strap line, it's about 'why do I come to work every day?' Am I just here to go 'your train is over there'? Or am I here to really influence that person's journey and therefore the perception of the organisation we're working for? There is a bigger picture to this - and that ultimately is what will keep people using our service."”

“That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.”

“Big in Japan, alright, pay then I'll sleep by your side / Things are easy when you're big in Japan”

“You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?”

“The little suggestions of look and tone; the easy fibs and bigger lies; the tricks of persuasion, the onleading wiles — all these I could not master.”

“Why is it whenever I'm in a big hurry he's always in a big slow?”

“big money”

“Big Tech, Big Steel”

large or influential tech or steel companies

“Big Science”

science performed by large teams, and of large scope, with government or corporate funding

“There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.”

“Why are you so enthusiastic about putting cantaloupe in your smoothie? Did Big Melon buy you off? [humorous]”

“After the Airblade’s launch, a battle began to boil, pitting the dryer industry against the world’s most powerful hand-drying lobby: Big Towel.”

““The C.E.O.s don’t want to be testifying. Even having this collective hearing creates a sense of quasi-guilt just because of who else has gotten called in like this — Big Pharma, Big Tobacco, Big Banks,” said Paul Gallant, a tech policy analyst at the investment firm Cowen. “That’s not a crowd they want to be associated with.””

“Neville is big on standing by his principles and he deserves plaudits for acknowledging he got his starting system wrong, reverting to 4-2-3-1 and introducing Kirby in the No 10 role.”

“I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.”

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