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1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope: big, considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large-scale, sizable. Informal tidy. See big/small/amount.
2. Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread. See specific/general.
3. Having great significance: big, consequential, considerable, historic, important, material, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial. See important/unimportant.

adj

Definition: big, abundant
Antonyms: little, miniature, small, tiny

IN BRIEF: Big. Also: As a whole group.

Large trees give more shade than fruit. — Unknown

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Dimensionally big.

• l. bietou — Dimorphotheca acuneata. See also osteospermum.
• l. chicken louse — see goniodes gigas.
• l. intestine — see cecum (1), colon, rectum.
• l. leaved lupine — lupinus polyphyllus.
• l. liver fluke — see fascioloides magna, fasciola gigantica.
• l. roundworm — in swine called Ascaris suum.
• l. stomach worm — see haemonchus.
• l. strongyles — in horses are Strongylus vulgaris, S. edentatus, S. equinus; in donkeys S. asini.

For a list of words related to large, see:

• Physical Attributes
• Large, tall, or fat
• Helpful, Positive, Responsible, or Nice

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stor, rummelig, omfattende, rig, vidtrækkende, vidtspændende, storsindet, ædel, large, i stor stil

idioms:

• at large    være på fri fod, gå løs, gå frit omkring
• large as life    i naturlig størrelse, lyslevende, i egen høje person
• large scale    i stor målestok, stort anlagt, storstilet, større, omfattende, stor-, masse-
• larger than life    i overstørrelse
• to a large extent    for en stor del

Nederlands (Dutch)
groot, dik, ruim, grootschalig, verstrekkend, vrijgevig, veelomvattend, rijkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - grand, gros, important, fort, abondant, nombreux (la foule)
n. - grand, gros
adv. - courir largue, grand largue

idioms:

• at large    en général, en liberté (prisonnier, assassin), dans son ensemble
• large as life    bien vivant
• large scale    sur une grande échelle, en grand nombre
• larger than life    exubérant
• to a large extent    en grande partie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - groß, weitreichend, umfassend
n. - Freiheit, Gesamtheit
adv. - im großen, (mar.) mit günstigem Wind

idioms:

• at large    auf freiem Fuß, ausführlich, im allgemeinen
• large as life    lebensgroß
• large scale    großangelegt
• larger than life    überlebensgroß
• to a large extent    in hohem Maße

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγάλος, ευμεγέθης, φαρδύς, ευρύχωρος, εκτεταμένος, ευρύς, εκτενής, ογκώδης, χοντρός
n. - ελευθερία
adv. - (ναυτ.) λασκάδα

idioms:

• at large    ελεύθερος, ασύλληπτος, γενικά, εν εκτάσει, διεξοδικά
• large as life    σε φυσικό μέγεθος
• large scale    μεγάλη κλίμακα
• larger than life    σε υπερφυσικό μέγεθος, υπερβολικός, παρατραβηγμένος
• to a large extent    σε μεγάλο βαθμό

Italiano (Italian)
grande

idioms:

• at large    in generale
• be at large    essere in libertà
• large as life    in carne ed ossa
• large scale    vasta scala
• larger than life    fuori del normale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grande, largo, generoso

idioms:

• at large    em liberdade
• large as life    centro das atenções
• large scale    grande escala
• larger than life    pessoa que se destaca

Русский (Russian)
большой, многочисленный, восторженный, широко, пространно

idioms:

• at large    свободный, весь, пространно
• large as life    в натуральную величину
• large scale    крупный масштаб, большой размах
• larger than life    преувеличенный, легендарный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - voluminoso, grueso, grande, espacioso, extenso
n. - máxima, extensamente, detalladamente
adv. - (mar) con viento a la cuadra

idioms:

• at large    en general, extensamente, largamente
• large as life    estar en persona, de tamaño natural
• large scale    en gran escala
• larger than life    exagerado, sin visos de realidad
• to a large extent    en gran parte, en gran medida

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stor, rymlig, talrik, ansenlig, betydande, riklig, frikostig, liberal, storslagen, fördomsfri, vidsynt, fri, skrytsam
n. - storhet
adv. - stort, skryta, i stort sett

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大的, 宽大的, 大量的

idioms:

• at large    未被捕, 普遍, 详尽
• large as life    与原物一般大小
• large scale    大规模的, 大型的
• larger than life    有英雄色彩的
• to a large extent    在很大程度上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大的, 寬大的, 大量的

idioms:

• at large    未被捕, 普遍, 詳盡
• large as life    與原物一般大小
• large scale    大規模的, 大型的
• larger than life    有英雄色彩的
• to a large extent    在很大程度上

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 큰 , 광범위한, 많은, 중요한

idioms:

• at large    자유롭게, 상세히, 전체적으로
• to a large extent    대규모로, 매우 큰 정도까지

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大きな, 広い, 大きい, 大きいほうの, 多数の, かなりな, 大げさな, 好都合の, 大規模な, 寛大な
adv. - 大きく, 自慢して, 誇大に, 順風に乗って, 順風を受けて

idioms:

• at large    捕らわれないで, 自由で, 一般の, 全体として, 詳細に
• by and large    概して, 全体として
• large as life    実物で, 正真正銘
• large scale    大規模, 大縮尺
• to a large extent    実に, 大部分は

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واسع, عريض, كبير, ضخم (الاسم) مشتغل أو متعامل على نطاق واسع في التصدير, مواتي أو ملائم للريح, متبجح أو متفاخر في الحديث (ظرف) بتفاخر, بتبجح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גדול, מרווח, נדיב, ליברלי, רחב‬

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