Definitions for large
lɑrdʒlarge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. largeadjective

   a garment size for a large person

2. 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"

3. largeadjective

   fairly large or important in effect; influential

   "played a large role in the negotiations"

4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgidadjective

   ostentatiously lofty in style

   "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. largeadjective

   having broad power and range and scope

   "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

8. 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"

9. largeadverb

   at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

10. largeadverb

    with the wind abaft the beam

    "a ship sailing large"

11. boastfully, vauntingly, big, largeadverb

    in a boastful manner

    "he talked big all evening"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. largeadjective

   Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

2. Etymology: From large, from large, from larga, feminine of largus. Displaced stoor (from stor) and muchel (from mycel).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LARGEadjective

   Etymology: large, French; largus, Latin.

   1. Big; bulky.

   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.

   2. Wide; extensive.

   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.

   3. Liberal; abundant; plentiful.

   Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large. Ezek.

   Vernal suns and showers
   Diffuse their warmest, largest influence. James Thomson, Autumn.

   4. Copious; diffuse.

   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.

   5. At Large. Without restraint.

   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.

   6. At Large. Diffusely.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LARGE

   Glycosyltransferase-like protein LARGE1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LARGE gene.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. 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

2. Large

   abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions

3. Large

   full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse

4. Large

   having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart

5. Large

   free; unembarrassed

6. Large

   unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language

7. Large

   prodigal in expending; lavish

8. 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

9. Largeadverb

   freely; licentiously

10. Largenoun

    a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. large

   Sailing large: going with the wind free when studding-sails will draw.

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1. large

   Song lyrics by large -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by large on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #237

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Written Corpus Frequency: #714

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'large' in Adjectives Frequency: #9

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Anagrams for large »

1. Alger

2. Elgar

3. glare

4. lager

5. regal

6. ergal

7. garle

8. argel

How to pronounce large?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say large in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of large in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of large in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of large in a Sentence

1. Hun Sen:

   Today, I launch a large-scale campaign to distribute water.

2. Megan Squire:

   There is always a risk that any platform that does not have good content moderation standards and strategies will be used by bad actors, there are smaller platforms that do a great job of content moderation, and there are large platforms that do a terrible job. It's less about the size than it is about how committed the platform is to enforcing its own standards of behavior.

3. Danny Lavergne:

   Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

4. Mo Rakib:

   I'm very perplexed as to why the People's Republic of China would want to be on the edges of a neighborhood that is so multi-ethnic, multi-religious. The Muslim community has a large base here, the Muslim community is very linked with each other, regardless of what part of the world we're from. There's always a feeling of affinity from one community to the other based on shared values and shared faith. And that's no different for the Uyghur community.

5. Richard Seewald:

   We are picking segments where top line growth is exponential, large enterprises are not going to stop spending on security software. This spending growth is not going away.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=large
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Large
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=large
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=large
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=large
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=large