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Dictionary: big   (bĭg) pronunciation
 
adj., big·ger, big·gest.
  1. Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See synonyms at large.
    1. Of great force; strong: a big wind; in a big rage.
    2. Obsolete. Of great strength.
    1. Mature or grown-up: big enough to take the bus by herself.
    2. Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling: My big brother is leaving for college next week.
  2. Pregnant: big with child.
  3. Filled up; brimming over: felt big with love.
  4. Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence: a big official; a big chief.
  5. Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent: a big figure in the peace movement.
  6. Of great significance; momentous: a big decision; a big victory.
  7. Informal. Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular: “For public opinion . . . has grown harsh and yuppie-bashing is big” (Sally Jacobs).
  8. Informal. Self-important; cocky: You're too big for your own good.
  9. Loud and firm; resounding: a big voice.
  10. Bountiful; generous: had a big heart.
adv.
  1. In a pretentious or boastful way: talked big about the new job.
  2. Informal.
    1. With considerable success: made it big with their recent best-selling album.
    2. In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically: failed big at the box office.
idiom:

big on

  1. Enthusiastic about; partial to: “The Japanese are big on ranking things and deciding which is Number One” (James Fallows).

[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

biggish big'gish adj.
bigly big'ly adv.
bigness big'ness n.
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adjective

  1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope: considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable. Informal tidy. See big/small/amount.
  2. Having reached full growth and development: adult, developed, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown, grown-up, mature, ripe. Idioms: of age. See youth/age/maturity.
  3. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: enceinte, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant. Slang gone. Archaic great. Idioms: in a family way, with child. See reproduction/barrenness.
  4. Full to the point of flowing over: awash, brimful, brimming, overflowing. See big/small/amount, rich/poor.
  5. Having great significance: consequential, considerable, historic, important, large, material, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial. See important/unimportant.
  6. Willing to give of oneself and one's possessions: big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, magnanimous, unselfish. See give/take/reciprocity.

 
Antonyms: big
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adj

Definition: arrogant
Antonyms: humble, shy, unconfident

adj

Definition: generous
Antonyms: selfish, ungenerous, ungiving

adj

Definition: grown
Antonyms: adolescent, baby, babyish, infant, infantile, juvenile

adj

Definition: important
Antonyms: blah, bland, dull, unimportant

adj

Definition: large, great
Antonyms: itsy, little, small, tiny


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Large in size or amount. Important.

pronunciation Life is a big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can. — Danny Kaye

 
Wikipedia: Big (disambiguation)
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Contents

Big is a 1988 comedy film staring Tom Hanks.

Big may also refer to:

Music

Characters

Persons

Media

  • Big!, a Discovery Channel television show in which items were built on a large scale for the sake of breaking world records.
  • BIG, a crossword magazine in Australia, NZ & the UK

Acronym

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Translations: Big
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stor, vældig, gevaldig
v. tr. - skamrose
n. - bedste liga i professionel sport
adv. - stor, vældig, gevaldig

idioms:

  • big apple    big apple, New York
  • big bang    big bang
  • big bang theory    big bang-teori
  • Big Ben    Big Ben
  • Big Blue    Big Blue, IBM
  • Big Brother    Big Brother, storebror
  • big business    storkapitalen, storfinansen
  • big cat    stor katteart
  • big cheese    stor kanon, ping
  • big city    storby
  • big deal    pyt!, vorherrebevares!
  • big fish    stor kanon, vigtig person
  • big game    storvildt
  • big headed    blæret, vigtig, hoven
  • big hearted    storsindet
  • big money    store penge, store beløb
  • big mouth    blærerøv
  • big name    stort navn, berømt
  • big noise    stor kanon, ping
  • big screen    filmlærred
  • big shot    stor kanon, blærerøv
  • big ticket    høj pris, kostbar
  • big time    berømmelse, succes
  • big toe    storetå
  • big top    stort cirkustelt
  • in a big way    storslået, med format
  • make it big    få succes, blive berømt
  • too big for one's boots    indbildsk, stor på den, stor i slaget
  • too big for one's britches    indbildsk, stor på den, stor i slaget

Nederlands (Dutch)
groot, flink, dik, ruim, omvangrijk, belangrijk, machtig, volwassen, opscheppend, vrijgevig, ambitieus, hoog, hard

Français (French)
adj. - grand, gros, fort, aîné, important, marquant, remarquable, (fig) à la mode, prétentieux, ambitieux, généreux, amateur de
v. tr. - grandir, grossir, faire l'important
n. - (Écosse) construire, empiler (la terre)
adv. - en fanfaronnant, avec un succès fou

idioms:

  • big apple    New York, gros morceau
  • big bang    big bang, dérèglement abrupt de la Bourse de Londres en 1986, (GB) informatisation de la Bourse de Londres, (Phys) big bang
  • big bang theory    théorie du big bang
  • Big Ben    (GB) Big Ben
  • Big Blue    surnom de IBM
  • Big Brother    (Pol) L'État omniprésent
  • big business    les grandes entreprises
  • big cat    grand félin, fauve
  • big cheese    gros bonnet
  • big city    grande ville, grande agglomération
  • big deal    la belle affaire (excl) (hum), tu parles (excl) (fam)
  • big fish    (fig) gros bonnet
  • big game    (GB) gros gibier, objectif important
  • big headed    crâneur, (avoir) la grosse tête
  • big hearted    (avoir) du c¯ur
  • big money    fric, (gagner) gros
  • big mouth    (fig) (avoir) une grande gueule, fort en gueule
  • big name    (être) un grand nom, star, (être) connu
  • big noise    (être) un gros bonnet, huile (péj)
  • big screen    (Cin) grand écran
  • big shot    huile (fam), grosse légume (fam)
  • big ticket    cher (un article/un produit)
  • big time    arriver, réussir, (fig) (être) en haut de l'échelle
  • big toe    gros orteil
  • big top    chapiteau, cirque
  • in a big way    (faire) les choses en grand
  • make it big    réussir, avoir un succès fou (fam)
  • too big for one's boots    avoir des prétentions
  • too big for one's britches    avoir la grosse tête

Deutsch (German)
adj. - groß, schwer, großspurig, großzügig
n. - Gross..., (BrE) vier Reihen von Gerstehafer
adv. - groß, schwer, großspurig, großzügig

idioms:

  • big apple    New York Stadt
  • big bang    Big Bang, Urknall
  • big bang theory    Theorie vom Urknall
  • Big Ben    Big Ben (Uhr im Turm des brit. Parlaments)
  • Big Blue    Spitzname für IBM
  • Big Brother    der Große Bruder
  • big business    Großkapital, Geschäfte großen Stils
  • big cat    Großkatze
  • big cheese    (ugs.) hohes Tier
  • big city    Großstadt
  • big deal    sehr viel
  • big fish    großes Tier
  • big game    Großwild
  • big headed    eingebildet
  • big hearted    großherzig
  • big money    viel Geld, großer Gewinn
  • big mouth    Angeber, Schwätzer
  • big name    Größe
  • big noise    hohes Tier
  • big screen    Großbildschirm
  • big shot    großes Tier
  • big ticket    teuer
  • big time    große Nummer
  • big toe    großer Zeh
  • big top    Zirkuszelt
  • in a big way    im großen Stil
  • make it big    erfolgreich/berühmt werden
  • too big for one's boots    eingebildet
  • too big for one's britches    eingebildet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγάλος, ευμεγέθης, μεγαλόσωμος, σπουδαίος, τρανός, πομπώδης, προχωρημένης εγκυμοσύνης
adv. - σε μεγάλη κλίμακα, φιλόδοξα, αποτελεσματικά

idioms:

  • big apple    Νέα Υόρκη
  • big bang theory    Μεγάλη 'Εκρηξη (δημιουργία του σύμπαντος από μια κοσμογονική έκρηξη)
  • Big Ben    (το ρολόι του) Μπιγκ Μπεν
  • Big Blue    (καθομ.) η εταιρία ΙΒΜ
  • Big Brother    Μεγάλος Αδελφός (προσωποποίηση του ολοκληρωτικού καθεστώτος)
  • big business    το μεγάλο κεφάλαιο, οι μεγαλοεπιχειρήσεις
  • big cat    αίλουρος, αιλουροειδές
  • big cheese    κουμανταδόρος, μεγάλο αφεντικό
  • big city    μεγαλούπολη
  • big deal    σημαντικότατη υπόθεση
  • big fish    (και μτφ.) μεγάλο ψάρι, μεγάλα ψάρια
  • big game    χοντρό κυνήγι
  • big headed    φαντασμένος, υπερφίαλος
  • big hearted    μεγαλόκαρδος, μεγαλόψυχος
  • big money    χοντρά λεφτά, μεγάλα κέρδη
  • big mouth    μεγαλόστομος, φαφλατάς
  • big name    μεγάλο όνομα, διασημότητα
  • big noise    μεγαλόσχημος
  • big screen    μεγάλη οθόνη
  • big shot    μεγαλόσχημος, μεγάλος και τρανός
  • big ticket    ακριβός, πανάκριβος
  • big time    επαγγελματική επιτυχία
  • big toe    μεγάλο δάχτυλο ποδιού
  • big top    κεντρική τέντα τσίρκου
  • in a big way    σε μεγάλη κλίμακα, πλουσιοπάροχα, αφειδώλευτα, ασυγκράτητα
  • make it big    πιάνω την καλή, γίνομαι σπουδαίος και τρανός
  • too big for one's britches    υπερφίαλος, ψωροφαντασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
grosso, grande

idioms:

  • big apple    New York
  • big bang    big bang
  • big bang theory    teoria del big bang
  • Big Ben    orologio di Londra
  • Big Brother    le autorità, l'FBI
  • big business    grossi affari
  • big cat    pezzo grosso
  • big city    metropoli, grande città
  • big deal!    non importa!
  • Big Dipper    Orsa Maggiore
  • big fish    pezzo da novanta
  • big game    caccia grossa
  • big headed    presuntuoso
  • big hearted    generoso
  • big money    grosso capitale
  • big mouth    chiacchierone
  • big name    personaggio
  • big noise    un sacco di rumore (anche fig.)
  • big screen    schermo gigante
  • big shot    pezzo grosso
  • big ticket    costosissimo
  • big time    massimo livello
  • big toe    alluce
  • big top    tendone
  • in a big way    in grande scala
  • make it big    arrivare
  • think big    avere idee grandiose
  • too big for one's boots/britches    al di là dei propri mezzi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grande (em tamanho ou extensão), adulto, importante (fig.)
adv. - de modo arrogante

idioms:

  • big apple    cidade (f) de Nova Iorque
  • big bang    explosão (f) cósmica que marcou a origem do universo
  • big bang theory    teoria (f) de que o universo originou-se de uma explosão cósmica
  • Big Ben    o sino (m) da torre do Parlamento em Londres
  • Big Brother    líder (m) de uma organização ou governo que detém todo o poder e a todos controla
  • big business    grupo (m) de grandes organizações industriais e comerciais com muito poder
  • big cat    grande membro (m) da família dos felinos como o leão ou o tigre
  • big city    cidade (f) grande
  • big deal    bom negócio (m)
  • Big deal!    Grande coisa! (gír.)
  • Big Dipper    Ursa (f) Maior (Astron.)
  • big fish    pessoa (f) importante
  • big game    caça (f) de animais de grande porte
  • big headed    convencido (coloq.)
  • big hearted    generoso
  • big money    chance de ganhar muito dinheiro
  • big mouth    pessoa (f) fofoqueira ou que fala muito (gír.)
  • big name    grupo (m) ou pessoa (f) importante ou famosa
  • big noise    importante, influente
  • big screen    tela de cinema
  • big shot    importante, influente
  • big ticket    caro (coloq.)
  • big time    nível (m) mais alto de importância ou sucesso
  • big toe    dedão (m) do pé
  • big top    o circo (m) (coloq.)
  • in a big way    bastante, em grande quantidade
  • make it big    fazer sucesso (gír.), crescer (nos negócios) (fig.) (gír.)
  • think big    planejar fazer algo em grande escala e não de maneira limitada
  • too big for one's boots/britches    convencido (fig.), muito orgulhoso

Русский (Russian)
большой, великий, высокий, взрослый, достойный восхищения

idioms:

  • big apple    Нью-Йорк
  • big bang    большой взрыв
  • big bang theory    теория большого взрыва
  • Big Ben    Биг Бен
  • Big Brother    Главный Надзиратель, диктатор
  • big business    крупный бизнес
  • big cat    важная особа
  • big city    большой центр
  • big deal    нечто, имеющее важное значение
  • Big deal!    подумаешь!, большое дело!
  • Big Dipper    Большая Медведица
  • big fish    важная персона, шишка
  • big game    охота на крупную дичь, важное или опасное дело
  • big headed    зазнавшийся
  • big hearted    великодушный
  • big money    крупная сумма денег
  • big mouth    болтун, трепло
  • big name    знаменитость
  • big noise    важная персона
  • big screen    кинематограф
  • big shot    важная персона, шишка
  • big ticket    имеющий ярлык с указанием высокой цены
  • big time    достижение, слава, на высоком уровне
  • big toe    большой палец ноги
  • big top    цирк
  • big top    жизнь и работа артистов цирка
  • in a big way    с размахом
  • make it big    добиться успеха
  • think big    мыслить масштабно
  • too big for one's boots/britches    чересчур возомнивший о себе

Español (Spanish)
adj. - grande, grueso, gran, alto, mayor
v. tr. - agrandar, engrosar
n. - muy popular
adv. - mucho, en gran manera, pomposamente

idioms:

  • big apple    la ciudad de Nueva York
  • big bang    el gran crujido
  • big bang theory    teoría cosmológica del gran crujido
  • Big Ben    reloj en el Parlamento de Londres
  • Big Blue    sobrenombre de la empresa IBM
  • Big Brother    personaje omnipresente que todo lo ve
  • big business    el mundo de las altas finanzas
  • big cat    felino de gran tamaño
  • big cheese    pez gordo, personaje importante
  • big city    la gran ciudad
  • big deal    ¡pues qué bien!, ¡vaya qué cosa!, gran negocio
  • big fish    pez gordo
  • big game    caza mayor, objetivo importante, negocio de mucha monta
  • big headed    engreído
  • big hearted    de gran corazón, generoso
  • big money    mucho dinero
  • big mouth    bocón, persona que habla mucho
  • big name    persona célebre
  • big noise    pez gordo, hombre de fuste
  • big screen    el cine
  • big shot    pez gordo, personaje importante
  • big ticket    que tiene un alto precio
  • big time    influyente, lo más distinguido, divertirse
  • big toe    dedo gordo del pie
  • big top    carpa principal, tienda de circo
  • in a big way    a gran escala, con gran entusiasmo
  • make it big    tener éxito
  • too big for one's boots    creído, engreído
  • too big for one's britches    creído, engreído

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stor
adv. - storväxt, kraftig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大的, 自负的, 重要的, 使受孕, 巨头, 大企业, 大球会, 重要或有势力的组织, 大量地, 怀着雄心, 大大地, 浮夸地

idioms:

  • big apple    大苹果, 纽约的昵称
  • big bang    大爆炸
  • big bang theory    大碰撞理论, 宇宙大爆炸论
  • Big Ben    英国伦敦议会大厦顶的大钟, 美国得州西南部大本德公园
  • Big Blue    蓝色巨人, IBM公司的绰号
  • Big Brother    哥哥, 大独裁者, 担任兄长角色的人, 专制国家
  • big business    大企业, 财团
  • big cat    大型猫科动物
  • big cheese    重要人物, 具有影响力的人
  • big city    大城市
  • big deal    大人物
  • big fish    大鱼, 重要人物
  • big game    大猎物
  • big headed    自负的, 自高自大的, 吹牛的
  • big hearted    宽大的, 慷慨的
  • big money    大笔的钱
  • big mouth    多嘴者, 长舌妇
  • big name    名士, 重要团体, 要人
  • big noise    名人, 要人
  • big screen    大屏幕, 大银幕
  • big shot    大人物, 大亨
  • big ticket    昂贵的
  • big time    十分, 第一流的, 极度
  • big toe    大脚趾, 大拇指
  • big top    马戏团之主帐篷, 马戏团表演
  • in a big way    强调地, 大规模地, 彻底地
  • make it big    取得显著成绩, 成功
  • too big for one's boots    妄自尊大, 目中无人
  • too big for one's britches    妄自尊大, 目中无人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大的, 自負的, 重要的
v. tr. - 使受孕
n. - 巨頭, 大企業, 大球會, 重要或有勢力的組織
adv. - 大量地, 懷著雄心, 大大地, 浮誇地

idioms:

  • big apple    大蘋果, 紐約的暱稱
  • big bang    大爆炸
  • big bang theory    大碰撞理論, 宇宙大爆炸論
  • Big Ben    英國倫敦議會大廈頂的大鐘, 美國德州西南部大本德公園
  • Big Blue    藍色巨人, IBM公司的綽號
  • Big Brother    哥哥, 大獨裁者, 擔任兄長角色的人, 專制國家
  • big business    大企業, 財團
  • big cat    大型貓科動物
  • big cheese    重要人物, 具有影響力的人
  • big city    大城市
  • big deal    大人物
  • big fish    大魚, 重要人物
  • big game    大獵物
  • big headed    自負的, 自高自大的, 吹牛的
  • big hearted    寬大的, 慷慨的
  • big money    大筆的錢
  • big mouth    多嘴者, 長舌婦
  • big name    名士, 重要團體, 要人
  • big noise    名人, 要人
  • big screen    大屏幕, 大銀幕
  • big shot    大人物, 大亨
  • big ticket    昂貴的
  • big time    十分, 第一流的, 極度
  • big toe    大腳趾, 大拇指
  • big top    馬戲團之主帳篷, 馬戲團表演
  • in a big way    強調地, 大規模地, 徹底地
  • make it big    取得顯著成績, 成功
  • too big for one's boots    妄自尊大, 目中無人
  • too big for one's britches    妄自尊大, 目中無人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 큰, 중대한, 위대한
v. tr. - 자만하다
n. - 크기, 중대함, 과장
adv. - 자랑하여, 다량으로, 성공하여

idioms:

  • big apple    뉴욕의 애칭
  • big bang theory    대폭발 이론
  • Big Ben    영국 국회 의사당 탑 위의 큰 시계
  • Big Blue    IBM(미국의 컴퓨터회사)사의 애칭
  • Big Brother    독재국가의 독재자
  • big business    대기업, 큰 조직
  • big cat    큰 고양이
  • big cheese    높은 양반, 거물
  • big city    대도시
  • big deal    대단한 물건, 하찮은 물건, 정말로
  • big fish    큰 물고기, 거물
  • big game    큰 시합
  • big headed    두부 팽창증에 걸린, 자만심이 강한
  • big hearted    관대한, 친절한
  • big money    큰돈
  • big mouth    수다스러운 사람
  • big name    명사
  • big noise    명사[거물, 유력자]
  • big screen    대형 화면
  • big shot    중요인물, 거물
  • big ticket    비싼 가격표가 붙은
  • big time    매우 즐거운 시간, 최고 수준, 대규모 흥행
  • big toe    엄지 발가락
  • big top    큰 천막, 서커스
  • in a big way    큰 규모의 행사에서
  • make it big    대성공을 거두다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大きい, 年長の, 重要な, 尊大な, 妊娠して, 寛大な, 満ちて, 成長した
adv. - 偉そうに, でかく

idioms:

  • big apple    ビッグアップル
  • big bad wolf    脅威
  • big bang    大爆発
  • big bang theory    ビッグバン理論, 大爆発宇宙論
  • Big Ben    ビッグベン
  • Big Brother    独裁者, 兄, 独裁的指導者, 非行少年指導員, 独裁主義的国家
  • big business    大企業, 財閥
  • big cat    大型のネコ科動物
  • big cheese    重要人物, まぬけな男
  • big city    大都市
  • big deal    たいした物, それはすごいね
  • Big deal!    たいしたもの, それはすごいね
  • Big Dipper    ローラーコースター, 北斗七星
  • big fish    重要人物
  • big game    大物, 大目標, 大きな獲物
  • big gun    有力者, 重要な事物
  • big headed    うぬぼれた
  • big hearted    寛大な
  • big money    大金
  • big mouth    秘密を漏らすこと, 大声
  • big name    名士, 大物
  • big noise    名士, 大物
  • big pot    重要人物
  • big screen    映画
  • big shot    重要人物
  • big ticket    高い値札のついた
  • big time    最高水準, 愉快な時
  • big toe    親指
  • big top    大テント, サーカス
  • big wheel    重要人物, フェリス観覧車
  • big wig    大立て者
  • in a big way    大規模に, 大いに張り切って
  • make it big    大いに成功する
  • what's the big idea?    何てばかなことを

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كبير, ضخم (ظرف) بمبالغه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גדול, מבוגר, מפורסם, חשוב, נדיב, יהיר‬
v. tr. - ‮אמר דברי יוהרה‬
n. - ‮מבוגר, נדיב‬
adv. - ‮ בגאוותנות, ביעילות‬


 
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