Meaning of large | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
2. big, large
3. That is large (the manufactured size).
   especially
4. great, grand
5. Slang A thousand dollars: bought a speedboat for 50 large.
   Slang
6. Abundant; ample.
   obsolete
7. aged, old
8. To indulge freely in a luxury or luxuries: For a few years, the nation lived large on its new-found oil wealth.
9. Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
   archaic
10. adult, grown-up
11. at large, a. not incarcerated; free.
12. Free; unencumbered.
    obsolete
13. grandee
14. 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 grande velký groß stor μεγάλοςgrande suur بزرگ suuri grand, grosגדול विशाल, व्यापक velik, širok nagy besar stór grande, vasto 大きな 큰, 많은 didelis, didžiulis liels; plašs besar grootstor, rommelig, omfattendeduży لوى، غټ grande mare, spaţios большой veľký velik veliki stor ใหญ่โต geniş, büyük, kocaman 大的 великий بڑا rộng; lớn 大的
    etc
15. Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
    obsolete
16. 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 em grande parte z velké části größtenteils hovedsageligt; i stor udstrækning σε μεγάλο βαθμό, ως επί το πλείστον en gran parte, en gran medida suurelt jaolt تا حد زیادی enimmäkseen dans une large mesure בְּמִידָה רַבָּה विशालता uglavnom jórészt terutama að mestu leyti in larga misura, ampiamente 大いに 주로, 크게 daugiausia, didžia dalimi lielā m...
17. Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
18. grootheid كِبَر големина grandeza velikost die Größe storhed 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, 많음 didumas lielums; plašums kebesaran grote omvang storhetwielkość لويوالى grandeza dimensiuni mari величина veľkosť velikost veličina stor omfattning ความใหญ่โต genişlik, büyüklük 大 великий розмір ضخامت sự rộng lớn 大
19. grande, grueso-a, abultado-a;___ intestine → intestino grueso;
20. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.
21. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.
22. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.

Equivalents

Examples

“Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.”

“We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.”

“Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week”

“Test large, cylindrical, early portion closely coiled and always completely involute, later and larger portion uncoiled[…]”

“The largest age group for volunteers was 35-44, the CNCS survey said, and volunteers were most likely to be parents with children under 18.”

“We have yet large day.”

“He prefers teachers with large experience, but often has positions for beginners who have had a thorough preparation.”

“And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer "And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"”

“I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.”

“Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.”

“Some large jests he will make.”

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