large

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /lɑɹd͡ʒ/ UK /lɑːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

adv adj Freq #1346

Meanings

1

adj
Big in size, number, or amount.

Russia is a very large country.
2

adj
Wide in range or scope.

The manager always takes the large view of any problem.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · big in size, number, or... big

More ample astronomicbehemothicbodacious boxcar broad brobdingnagian bulky colossal commodious considerable

Opposites

minuscule small tiny

Word family

Forms largerlargest

Derived forms enlargeextra-largeextralargelarge-handedlarge-handedlylarge-handednesslarge-heartedlarge-heartedlylarge-heartednesslarge-mindedlarge-scalelarge-sized

Related forms size

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

large Middle English larga Latin

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Describing Qualities

# large

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** lɑɹd͡ʒ
**IPA (UK):** lɑːd͡ʒ
**Frequency rank:** 1346

## Meanings
1. Big in size, number, or amount.
2. Wide in range or scope.

## Examples
- Russia is a very large country.
- The manager always takes the large view of any problem.

## Synonyms
- ample
- astronomic
- behemothic
- big
- bodacious
- boxcar
- broad
- brobdingnagian
- bulky
- colossal
- commodious
- considerable

## Antonyms
- minuscule
- small
- tiny

## Derived Forms
- enlarge
- extra-large
- extralarge
- large-handed
- large-handedly
- large-handedness
- large-hearted
- large-heartedly
- large-heartedness
- large-minded
- large-scale
- large-sized

## Related Forms
- size

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: large
- Root: larga

## Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

## AI Etymology
Large comes from Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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