What does BIG mean?

Definitions for BIG
bɪgbig

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BIG.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. large, bigadjective

    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"

  2. bigadjective

    significant

    "graduation was a big day in his life"

  3. bad, bigadjective

    very intense

    "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

  4. bigadjective

    loud and firm

    "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

  5. big, large, prominentadjective

    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"

  6. big(a), heavy(a)adjective

    prodigious

    "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"

  7. boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandisingadjective

    exhibiting self-importance

    "big talk"

  8. big, swelled, vaingloriousadjective

    feeling self-importance

    "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

  9. adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownupadjective

    (of animals) fully developed

    "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

  10. bigadjective

    marked by intense physical force

    "a big wind"

  11. big, large, magnanimousadjective

    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"

  12. big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhandedadjective

    given or giving freely

    "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

  13. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adverb

    in an advanced stage of pregnancy

    "was big with child"; "was great with child"

  14. bigadverb

    extremely well

    "his performance went over big"

  15. boastfully, vauntingly, big, largeadverb

    in a boastful manner

    "he talked big all evening"

  16. bigadverb

    on a grand scale

    "think big"

  17. bigadverb

    in a major way

    "the play failed big at the box office"

Wiktionary

  1. bignoun

    An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.

  2. bignoun

    The big leagues, big time

  3. bigverb

    To praise or recommend

  4. bigadverb

    In a loud manner.

  5. bigadverb

    In a boasting manner.

    He's always talking big, but he never delivers.

  6. bigadverb

    In a large amount or to a large extent.

    He won big betting on the croquet championship.

  7. bigadverb

    On a large scale, expansively

    You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.

  8. bigadverb

    Hard.

    He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.

  9. bigadjective

    Of great size, large.

    Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

  10. bigadjective

    Thought to have undue influence.

    There were concerns about the ethics of big science.

  11. bigadjective

    Popular.

    That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.

  12. bigadjective

    Adult.

    Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.

  13. bigadjective

    Fat.

    Gosh, she is big!

  14. bigadjective

    Important or significant.

    What's so big about that? I do it all the time.

  15. bigadjective

    Enthusiastic (about).

    I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.

  16. bigadjective

    Mature, conscientious, principled.

  17. bigadjective

    Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.

    Woah, Nadia has gotten pretty big ever since she hit puberty.

  18. BIGnoun

    A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.

  19. Etymology: From northern dialect big, bigge, of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialect of. Compare bugge

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BIGadjective

    Etymology: This word is of uncertain, or unknown etymology; Franciscus Junius derives it from βαγαῖος; Stephen Skinner, from bug, which, in Danish, signifies the belly.

    Both in addition and division, either of space or duration, when the idea under consideration becomes very big, or very small, its precise bulk becomes very obscure and confused. John Locke.

    A troubled ocean, to a man who sails in it, is, I think, the biggest object that he can see in motion. Spectator, №. 489.

    Then commerce brought into the publick walk
    The busy merchant, the big warehouse built. James Thomson.

    A bear big with young hath seldom been seen. Francis Bacon.

    Lately on yonder swelling bush,
    Big with many a common rose,
    This early bud began to blush. Edmund Waller.

    His gentle lady,
    Big of this gentleman, our theam, deceas’d
    As he was born. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    The great, th’ important day,
    Big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    Now big with knowledge of approaching woes,
    The prince of augurs, Halithreses, rose. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

    Thy heart is big; get thee apart, and weep. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

    How else, said he, but with a good bold face,
    And with big words, and with a stately pace. Hub. Tale.

    To the meaner man, or unknown in the court, seem somewhat solemn, coy, big, and dangerous of look, talk, and answer. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

    If you had but looked big, and spit at him, he’d have run. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

    Or does the man i’ th’ moon look big,
    Or wear a huger perriwig,
    Than our own native lunaticks. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. iii.

    Of governments that once made such a noise, and looked so big in the eyes of mankind, as being founded upon the deepest counsels, and the strongest force; nothing remains of them but a name. South.

    In his most prosperous season, he fell under the reproach of being a man of big looks, and of a mean and abject spirit. Edward Hyde.

    Thou thyself, thus insolent in state,
    Art but perhaps some country magistrate,
    Whose power extends no farther than to speak
    Big on the bench, and scanty weights to break. Dryden.

    To grant big Thraso valour, Phormio sense,
    Should indignation give, at least offence. Samuel Garth.

    What art thou? have not I
    An arm as big as thine? a heart as big?
    Thy words, I grant, are bigger: for I wear not
    My dagger in my mouth. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

Wikipedia

  1. Big

    Big is the first single by Australian rock band Dead Letter Circus from their debut studio album This Is the Warning. It is the band's fifth single overall, following "The Space on the Wall", "Next in Line", "Reaction", and "Disconnect and Apply". Two of the aforementioned singles, "Next in Line" and "Reaction", are to be featured on This Is the Warning, but "Big" is the first official single from the album.

ChatGPT

  1. big

    Big generally refers to something that is large in size, magnitude, extent, or importance. It is often used to describe something that is significant, considerable, or expansive. The term can refer to physical objects, such as a large building or a vast landscape, or abstract concepts, such as a major decision or a significant event. However, the exact interpretation of "big" may vary depending on the context and perspective.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Big

    having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large

  2. Big

    great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively

  3. Big

    having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride

  4. Bignoun

    alt. of Bigg

  5. Bigverb

    alt. of Bigg

Wikidata

  1. Big

    Big is a 1988 fantasy comedy film directed by Penny Marshall, and stars Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish "to be big" and is then aged to adulthood overnight. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, and Robert Loggia and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. Big was the latest, and most successful, of a series of age-changing comedies produced in the late 1980s, the others being: Like Father Like Son, 18 Again!, Vice Versa, and the Italian film Da grande.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Big

    big, adj. large or great: pregnant: great in air, mien, or spirit: loud: pompous, esp. 'to talk big,' 'look big.'—adjs. Big-bell′ied, having a big belly; pregnant (with); Big′gish, rather big.—ns. Big′ness, bulk, size; Big′wig (colloq.), a leading man, a person of some importance. [M. E. big; origin very obscure—Skeat suggests that it is bilg, the l being dropped, and compares Ice. belgja, to puff out.]

  2. Big

    big, v.t. (Scot.) to build, to pile up.—n. Big′gin, anything built, a house. [Sc. byggja; A.S. búian.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BIG

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Big is ranked #86645 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Big surname appeared 215 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Big.

    46.5% or 100 total occurrences were White.
    39.5% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    6% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.
    3.7% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BIG' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #429

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BIG' in Written Corpus Frequency: #210

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'BIG' in Adjectives Frequency: #20

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BIG in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BIG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BIG in a Sentence

  1. Gianni Mandile:

    I didn’t expect to catch something that big, because other people have caught those types of fish, but usually at night. So I wasn’t expecting to catch it in the middle of the day.

  2. Tim Murtaugh:

    The American people can think for The American people. The American people don't want big tech companies telling The American people how to think.

  3. Sean Hannity:

    Rush loved this country with all of his heart, mind, body and soul, he impacted a generation of Americans into what real conservatism was all about. He was a big believer in the individual and liberty and freedom and capitalism and free markets and our constitution.

  4. Donald Trump:

    We're not going to be silenced, big tech must not censor the voices.

  5. Stephen Curry:

    Those moments when you can come down and answer and keep the momentum on our side, it’s big, keep the crowd into it.

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