large
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
Pronunciation
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lahrjIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɑɹdʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adjective
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
especially clothingfood or drink
That is large (the manufactured size).
noun
uncountableespecially clothingfood or drink
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
countableespecially with respect to clothing
One who fits an item of that size.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Used this way, large is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “We bought a large couch that comfortably fits our whole family.”adjective
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Above / considerable
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Trailing red-fruited plant.
Aromatic herb with large pink flowers.
Annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes.
Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers.
An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude.
An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude.
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A large black bass.
A large black bass.
A large black bass.
A large black bass.
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