Meaning of the word big in English

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big

US /bɪɡ/

UK /bɪɡ/

of considerable size, extent, or intensity

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He lives in a big house.

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That was a big mistake.

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large huge enormous gigantic massive

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small little tiny

important or serious

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This is a big decision for our company.

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He's a big name in the music industry.

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significant major crucial consequential

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unimportant minor trivial

older or grown-up

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My big brother taught me how to ride a bike.

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When I'm big, I want to be a doctor.

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older grown-up adult senior

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young small

in a boastful or arrogant manner

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He talks big, but he rarely delivers.

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Don't get too big for your britches.

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boastfully arrogantly pompously grandiosely

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humbly modestly

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