Large (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen".
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Meaning 2
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world".
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Meaning 3
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose".
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Meaning 4
Generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies".
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Meaning 5
Having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy".
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Meaning 6
Fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations".
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Examples
- The company's decision to downsize played a large role in the local unemployment crisis.
- Her grandparents were influential figures in her childhood and continue to play a large part in shaping her values.
- The large impact of the economic downturn was felt across all sectors of the industry.
- The researcher's groundbreaking study had a large effect on the field of medicine and paved the way for new treatments.
- The historic event had a large significance for the people of the town, who still celebrate it every year.
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Meaning 7
In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child".
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