Large - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lɑːrdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word large
Brit.  |lɑːdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word large

noun

- a garment size for a large person

adjective

- fairly large or important in effect; influential
played a large role in the negotiations
- ostentatiously lofty in style (syn: bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid)
a man given to large talk
- generous and understanding and tolerant (syn: big, magnanimous)
a large and generous spirit
a large heart
- conspicuous in position or importance (syn: big, prominent)
he's very large in financial circles
- having broad power and range and scope
taking the large view
a large effect
a large sympathy
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy (syn: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy)

adverb

- at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
- with the wind abaft the beam
a ship sailing large
- in a boastful manner (syn: big)

Extra examples

A large glass of water

It's the largest city in the state.

These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.

Which city has the largest population?

Her policies are supported by a large part of the population.

A large number of workers have filed complaints.

He has a very large appetite.

These shirts are all larges.

“What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”

The pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes.

He was a large man with a square head.

Many large organizations run courses for their employees.

Louis XIV was in a large measure responsible for the horrors of the Revolution.

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US.

The T-shirt comes in Small, Medium and Large.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: larger
superlative: largest
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