What does LARGE mean?
Definitions for LARGE
lɑrdʒlarge
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LARGE.
Princeton's WordNet
largeadjective
a garment size for a large person
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"
largeadjective
fairly large or important in effect; influential
"played a large role in the negotiations"
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgidadjective
ostentatiously lofty in style
"a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
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"
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"
largeadjective
having broad power and range and scope
"taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
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"
largeadverb
at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
largeadverb
with the wind abaft the beam
"a ship sailing large"
boastfully, vauntingly, big, largeadverb
in a boastful manner
"he talked big all evening"
Wiktionary
largeadjective
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Etymology: From large, from large, from larga, feminine of largus. Displaced stoor (from stor) and muchel (from mycel).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LARGEadjective
Etymology: large, French; largus, Latin.
Charles II. asked me, What could be the reason, that in mountainous countries the men were commonly larger, and yet the cattle of all sorts smaller. William Temple.
Great Theron fell,
Great Theron, large of limbs, of giant height. Dryden.Warwick, Leicester, and Buckingham, bear a large boned sheep of the best shape and deepest staple. John Mortimer, Husb.
Their former large peopling was an effect of the countries impoverishing. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
Let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for it is large enough for them. Gen. xxxiv. 21.
There he conquered a thousand miles wide and large. George Abbot, Description of the World.
Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large. Ezek.
Vernal suns and showers
Diffuse their warmest, largest influence. James Thomson, Autumn.Skippon gave a large testimony under his hand, that they had carried themselves with great civility. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education, and say a great many things which have been said before. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.
If you divide a cane into two, and one speak at the one end, and you lay your ear at the other, it will carry the voice farther than in the air at large. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.
Thus incorporeal spirits to smallest forms
Reduc’d their shapes immense; and were at large,
Though without number still. John Milton, Paradise Lost.The children are bred up in their father’s way; or so plentifully provided for, that they are left at large. Thomas Sprat.
Your zeal becomes importunate;
I’ve hitherto permitted it to rave
And talk at large; but learn to keep it in,
Lest it should take more freedom than I’ll give it. Addis.Discover more at large what cause that was,
For I am ignorant, and cannot guess. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.It does not belong to this place to have that point debated at large. Isaac Watts.
Wikipedia
LARGE
Glycosyltransferase-like protein LARGE1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LARGE gene.
ChatGPT
large
Large refers to something that is bigger than others of its kind in terms of size, scale, amount, or degree. It often implies exceeding the normal or average measurements or standards. It can also refer to something extensive or broad in scope or capacity. The specific scale or measurement for "large" varies depending on the context or reference point.
Webster Dictionary
Large
exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city
Large
abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions
Large
full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse
Large
having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart
Large
free; unembarrassed
Large
unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language
Large
prodigal in expending; lavish
Large
crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter
Largeadverb
freely; licentiously
Largenoun
a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Large
larj, adj. great in size: extensive: bulky: wide: long: abundant: liberal: diffuse: (Shak., of language) free, licentious.—adv. (naut.) before the wind.—adjs. Large′-ā′cred, possessing much land; Large′-hand′ed, having large hands: grasping, greedy: profuse; Large′-heart′ed, having a large heart or liberal disposition: generous.—adv. Large′ly.—adj. Large′-mind′ed, characterised by breadth of view.—ns. Large′ness; Lar′get, a length of iron cut from a bar and of proper size to roll into a sheet.—At large, without restraint or confinement: fully: as a whole, altogether. [Fr.,—L. largus.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
large
Sailing large: going with the wind free when studding-sails will draw.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LARGE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Large is ranked #5105 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Large surname appeared 6,859 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Large.
90.2% or 6,190 total occurrences were White.
3.5% or 243 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 152 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 132 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.5% or 107 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 35 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LARGE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #237
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LARGE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #714
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LARGE' in Adjectives Frequency: #9
Anagrams for LARGE »
Alger
Elgar
glare
lager
regal
ergal
garle
argel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LARGE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LARGE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of LARGE in a Sentence
Deutsche Bank strategist George Saravelos:
Ultimately, the alternative of ELA withdrawal and eventual capital controls for Greece is worse for all sides involved. But whether progress can be achieved under very pressing deadlines and large differences of opinion on the underlying policy path between the two sides remains to be seen.
Perrys dedication to childrens rights and the fight against trafficking played a large role in her joining Charles team. PRINCE WILLIAM TELLS JOAQUIN PHOENIX HES GLAD HE DIDNT WATCH JOKER BEFORE BED That is why I am especially honored to be named an ambassador for the British Asian Trusts Childrens Protection Fund, and to help shine my lighton the work that The Trust will be doing in South Asia, and to be a part of finding solutions to child trafficking, children are vulnerable and innocent and have to be protected. Katy Perry and Prince Charles shake hands. ( Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool / Getty Images) Accord to the Trusts website, it was created to work.
So Vladimir Putin is now saying,' It's independent,' a large section of Ukraine. I said,' How smart is that ?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That's the strongest peace force, we could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy. ... I know him very well. Very, very well.
When you have large pockets of migration from places where jihadist ideology is prevalent, it can easily create the conditions where large numbers of people, especially young people, can become radicalized or swept up into a radical fervor.
It was such a large mass, we were really surprised that the patient didn’t notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there.
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- واسع, كبيرArabic
- böyukAzerbaijani
- голя́мBulgarian
- বড়Bengali
- llargCatalan, Valencian
- velkýCzech
- mawr, braisgWelsh
- weit, großGerman
- μεγάλοςGreek
- grandaEsperanto
- grandeSpanish
- suurEstonian
- بزرگ, گندهPersian
- suuri, isoFinnish
- stórur, mikilFaroese
- grandFrench
- grutWestern Frisian
- mórIrish
- tomadachScottish Gaelic
- nagyHungarian
- խոշոր, մեծArmenian
- besarIndonesian
- grandaIdo
- mikill, stórIcelandic
- grandeItalian
- 大きいJapanese
- დიდიGeorgian
- 큰Korean
- گهوره, زلKurdish
- brâsCornish
- ກຶດLao
- didelisLithuanian
- lielsLatvian
- nuiMāori
- големMacedonian
- besarMalay
- ကြီး, ကြီးမားBurmese
- grootDutch
- storNorwegian
- tsohNavajo, Navaho
- dużyPolish
- ستر, لویPashto, Pushto
- grandePortuguese
- mareRomanian
- большо́й, кру́пныйRussian
- велик, velikSerbo-Croatian
- veľkýSlovak
- velikSlovene
- gjerëAlbanian
- storSwedish
- kikubwaSwahili
- భారీ, పెద్దTelugu
- бузургTajik
- ใหญ่Thai
- -goloTswana
- genişTurkish
- بڑاUrdu
- rộngVietnamese
- 大Chinese
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