hugehuge /hjuːdʒ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 
extremely large in size, amount, or degree SYN enormous: 
a huge dog huge crowds Your room’s huge compared to mine. These shoes make my feet look huge.a huge amount/sum/quantity etc huge sums of money We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem.a huge loss/profit/increase etc a huge increase in costa huge range/variety/selection etc a huge range of issuesa huge success/disappointment etc The play was a huge success.a huge difference/gap etc The new system has made a huge difference.► see thesaurus at big2informal very popular or famous: David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany.—hugeness noun [uncountable]GRAMMARHuge is not used with ‘very’. You say: · The house is absolutely huge. ✗Don’t say: The house is very huge.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES
WORD ORIGINhuge
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French ahugeEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- King's new novel will undoubtedly be a huge success.
- The new system for targeting fraudulent websites has made a huge difference.
- Thelma baked a huge chocolate cake for me.
- Behind the huge mirrors and searchlights were buildings full of food and supplies.
- He has a huge belly and is always drooling.
- I don't care if it means I miss out on huge deals.
- It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.
- Moving the speakers as little as an inch or two forward or backward can make a huge difference.
- Terrified, Mildred backed away and crashed into something hard, which seemed to be a huge iron railing towering above her.
- The United States is a huge country with a relatively thin population spread over it.
- There is huge unexplored potential in this field.
THESAURUSvery big
extremely big: · The table was enormous.· a huge explosion· Their house is huge.· There is a huge amount of work to be done.· There has been a massive increase in oil prices.· The company is massive, operating in 150 countries.· A massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes.· He’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently.· The changes will have an enormous impact.
[only before noun] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something: · He achieved great success in America.· The college offers a great number of courses.· a great advantage
extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts: · vast areas of rainforest· A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.
extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type: · Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.
extremely big – used about amounts or objects: · James ran up a colossal phone bill.· a colossal statue of Napoleon
having an extremely big effect: · There have been some tremendous changes.· My new job will be a tremendous challenge.· The children were making a tremendous amount of noise.
liked by a lot of people: · a popular restaurant· Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular tourist destinations.· His films were hugely popular.
used about someone who many people like: · He is an experienced and well-liked member of the team.· Stein is well-respected and well-liked by the troops.
[not before noun] informal very popular, especially in a particular place: · The band are big in Europe.· Apparently this type of game is huge in Japan.
informal someone or something that is hot, is very popular or fashionable and everyone wants to use them, see them, buy them etc: · one of this year’s hottest fashion trends· a hot young singer from Nashville
Longman Language Activatorvery big very big and impressive: · She wears an engagement ring set with a huge diamond.· My grandmother was wearing an enormous hat.· She looked at the huge motorcycle. "I'll never be able to ride that!''· There was an enormous spider in the bottom of the bath.· By the time of his death the company had grown into an enormous multi-national operation.
very big and impressive - used especially in literature: · Like great sailing ships, the clouds sped across the sky.· As far as the eye could see, there stretched a great herd of buffalo.
spoken extremely big: · They've built a great big shopping mall in the centre of town.· There are fish in the pool, great big ones.· She was given a great big bunch of flowers.
use this about things that are extremely big and impressive, especially when they are solid and heavy: · Her house is massive.· The ancient temple's massive stone pillars had begun to crumble.· The bell is massive, weighing over forty tons.
much bigger than other things of the same type, often in a slightly strange or frightening way: · Gigantic waves more than 40 feet high crashed against the boat.· These gigantic creatures became extinct in the Jurassic period.
extremely and surprisingly big - used especially about structures, buildings, and other things that have been built: · There was a colossal statue of the King in the middle of the square.· A crane arrived, its colossal arm reaching out of the sky toward the building.
use this about a plant or animal that has grown to an unusually large size, or is of a type that is always much larger than ordinary plants or animals: · Giant cabbages grew in the garden.· Be careful. The forest is full of giant snakes and spiders.· ...and then this giant green monster appeared from the cave.
use this about packets, bottles, or other products that are much bigger than the size that is usually sold: · an extra large packet of cornflakes· Extra large eggs are generally a better buy than medium or large.
spoken informal to be extremely big compared to the usual size: · Look at the size of that pumpkin -- it's a whopper.
very large numbers or amounts · A huge number of people turned up for the demonstration.· Their profits are enormous.· Joan had very little money, and her hotel bill was huge.· Enormous sums of money were spent on the construction of the Channel Tunnel.
use this about an amount, number etc that is so large that it cannot be easily measured: · The refugees arrived in vast numbers from villages all along the border.· Vast quantities of food and drink were consumed at the wedding.
extremely large: · The system is capable of recording massive amounts of information.· Union leaders are warning of massive job losses.· The sums involved are massive -- over £12 billion in the first year alone.
use this about numbers or amounts, especially of money, that are extremely and surprisingly large: · Children are failing exams and dropping out of school in colossal numbers.
spoken informal a whopping sum of money or number is extremely large: · He managed to get a TV celebrity to open the theatre -- but at a whopping fee.· In the divorce proceedings, she demanded the car and a whopping two-thirds of the family business.
big places, areas, cities · The nearest big town is twenty miles away.· Which is bigger, Tokyo or London?· We've got a big park fairly near our house.· Germany is much bigger than Britain.
use this about an area that is bigger than average size: · He lived alone on the edge of a large forest.· The farm buildings are spread over a large area.· Philip found himself in a large playground surrounded by high brick walls.
use this about a room, building, or car that has a lot of space inside: · The holiday villas are spacious, airy, and close to the sea.· Spacious and luxurious apartments are available to company employees.· The new Toyota saloon is both roomy and comfortable.· Their new apartment's very roomy.
spoken to be fairly big, especially big enough or bigger than you expect: · Braintree is a fair size but it isn't exactly a lively town.· I'm sure it would hold 500 cars. It's quite a fair size.
extremely big: · Archeologists have found the remains of a huge city in the middle of the desert.· The drawing room looked out over a huge lawn.· The farm is huge, stretching for over fifteen miles.· The distances between cities in Russia are simply enormous.
extremely large: · Migrating birds cover immense distances every winter.· 60 million years ago, the whole area was an immense desert.
use this about areas of land, deserts, distances etc that are extremely large and usually have very few people in them: · Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest have been destroyed.· Vast distances separate one isolated community from another.· a vast area of waste land
use this about houses or rooms that are extremely big and impressive: · a palatial residence with a fine collection of 18th century paintings· She lives in a palatial New York apartment.
having a big effect · The city has a big problem with drugs.· If you think I'm coming with you, you're making a big mistake.
having a serious and important effect, especially on a lot of people, places, situations etc: · Heavy traffic is a major problem in most cities.· Think carefully before you decide on such a major undertaking.· Nuclear weapons are a major obstacle on the road to peace.
formal having a fairly large or important effect: · The recent slowdown in the US economy is likely to have a considerable impact on the rest of the world.· There was a considerable delay in the processing of our application.
use this to emphasize how much of an effect something has, especially a good effect: · Thanks. You've been a great help.· It would be of great assistance if customers could have the exact money ready.· I have great difficulty in reading without my glasses.
use this to emphasize that something is extremely big, important, or serious: · The city of Detroit has a huge crime problem.· Enormous changes are taking place in the way we communicate with each other.· The difference between living in the country and living in the city is immense.· His contribution to the team's success has been immense.
use this to emphasize how big, important, and often exciting an effect will be: · My new job will be a tremendous challenge.· Your advice has been a tremendous help to us.· It was a tremendous thrill, meeting her in person.
involving a lot of money or effort, or a lot of people or places: · Large-scale development has given new life to the inner city.· We need large-scale investment in the industry's future.on a large scale: · Developing countries will need help on a large scale for many years to come.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY huge sums of money We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem. a huge increase in cost a huge range of issues The play was a huge success. The new system has made a huge difference.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a large influx of tourists in the summer a quantum leap (=very great increase or change) in population levels
1 huge sums of money We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem. a huge increase in cost a huge range of issues The play was a huge success. The new system has made a huge difference.· It’s a great advantage to be able to speak some Spanish.
· By the time Ron was 16 he had an enormous appetite.
· There was a big argument about whether we should move to a new house.
· Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.
· Turn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill.
· Building the tunnel presented a major challenge to engineers.
· This player has made a huge contribution to our club.
· A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
(=very big)· Young people often leave university with huge debts.
(=very big)· The recession left the Government with a massive deficit.
(=very big)· There is a huge demand for business software and services.
(=very big)· a series of massive demonstrations against the war
· I think you’ll notice a big difference.
· There was great disappointment when we lost the game.
(=very big or severe)· If the story is true, it could prove a huge embarrassment to the star.
· The emperor Claudius ruled a vast empire stretching from Persia to Britain.
· He created a vast financial empire worth billions of dollars.
(=very serious)· It was a monumental error to attack from the north.
(=very big)· There are plans for a massive expansion of the oil and gas industries.
(=used when saying that something costs a lot of money)· The tiles were imported at great expense from Italy.· Recently, and at vast expense to the taxpayer, the bridge was rebuilt.
· An enormous explosion tore the roof off the building.
· Elizabeth is a massive fan of Elton John.
· Timothy was the heir to a vast fortune.
· Giving him the job seemed like a huge gamble at the time.
· A huge gap exists between the life styles of the rich and the poor.
· He walked towards me with a big grin.
· Industry has a huge impact on the environment we live in.· The impact has been enormous on people’s daily lives.
(=very big)· There was a huge increase in emigration after the war.
a large influx of tourists in the summer· Developing a new computer system is always a big investment for any organisation.
a quantum leap (=very great increase or change) in population levels (=a very big majority)· Gone are the days of huge majorities and easy victories.
(=a very big one)· They won the championship by a huge margin.
(=very large)· We’ve had a huge number of complaints.
· There was a big panic about the virus last year.
· The central banks have huge power.
· Drug companies make huge profits.
· Computers can handle vast quantities of data.
· Several large rallies were held in December.
· A vast range of plants are used in medicines.
· The result was a huge rise in unemployment.
· There is a great risk that the wound will become infected.
· They had a huge row when he got back home early yesterday.
· The drug is produced on a massive scale.
· Dean shrugged his massive shoulders.
· She heaved a great sigh.
· The journal published the results of a massive study of 87,000 women.
· The government claimed the policy was a major success.
· The company has invested huge sums in research.
· Fruit is eaten by a huge variety of animals and birds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· How do they make it look so huge inside?· I was amazed that some one so huge could be so quick on stairs.· His sons were there and so was a concourse of knights so huge that it reminded men of his Coronation.· The number was so huge, books were begging for San Diego money.· The cavern was so huge that Benny thought they must have hollowed out the entire mountain.· I had been here before but it had never looked so huge.· How could any man be so huge and powerful in the flesh?· We never experience the full impact of storms such as this, and Carewscourt is so huge.
NOUN· They have become smaller, faster and able to store huge amounts of data.· For this reason and no other, Gates is spending huge amounts of money to defend itself from a potentially catastrophic judgment.· He claimed that Hunt, with others, laundered a huge amount through Geneva bank accounts.· This seemingly small increase could pump huge amounts of extra energy into storm systems.· Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.· Then I realized that there were already huge amounts of synthetic ecology in Biosphere One.· I hope they realise by being here we will bring in a huge amount of trade.· The most effective destroyers of drugs are ordinary enzymes made in huge amounts by resistant strains.
· It attracts huge crowds to exhibitions and fetches high prices at auctions in New York, London and Paris.· Stores all over Paris were mobbed Friday, with huge crowds massing outside stores even before opening time.· The huge crowd spontaneously broke into applause.· There was a huge crowd there.· Today, huge crowds gathered to watch John and girlfriend Jill Morrell launch their new book in Oxford.· Then a day after being called up he picks up his first-ever win in front of a huge crowd.· Royal Ascot would otherwise not be able to go ahead next Tuesday unless huge crowd restrictions were introduced.· Today, the race attracts huge crowds ... and raises money for local charities.
· The Belfast company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse.· This has resulted in huge profits for the wholesalers and huge debts for the utilities.· The company has huge debts relative to its size - the most recent available figures show Sock Shop's gearing was 200 percent.· For more than a decade, the farming kibbutz where Avishi Grossman spent his life has struggled under a huge debt.· You could end up being worse off, with huge debts on top of being jobless.· From its exports it can earn foreign currency, and begin to pay off its huge debts.· But the depressed market has caused the company to build up huge debts.
· They had backed up huge demands for cost of living allowances and then found that they had to find the money.· And the rapidly expanding public school system itself created a huge demand for teachers.· Inevitably this level of prescription will produce a huge demand for information.· A huge demands for apartments pushed vacancy rates down to the 1 to 2 percent level.· The spread of multimedia is bound to create a huge demand for peripheral equipment of all sorts.· Before the stock-market crash, shares in Control Securities were in huge demand.· There is huge demand for it, and the evidence shows consumers are willing to pay a premium.
· For both children modern gadgets like these make a huge difference when it comes to learning about the world around them.· A: The stuff on the Internet side of your modem can make for huge differences in speed.· This rate varies from lender to lender and can make a huge difference to the overall cost of your loan.· The sense of fear makes a huge difference.· Despite the huge differences in cost, few borrowers ever make an effort to switch their mortgage to a cheaper lender.· Now it has thawed again, and there is a huge difference.· Some parts of the motorway have had lights installed, making a huge difference to visibility.· Moving the speakers as little as an inch or two forward or backward can make a huge difference.
· But huge gaps in information remain.· There was a huge gap between aim and achievement in the Carter administration.· Foreign and company ownership often leaves a huge gap between boss and keeper and the traditions.· There is a huge gap in organizing the employer community in the United States.· Indeed, the appearance of Lonsdale's book reveals and at once remedies a huge gap in the study of women writers.· As a consequence, this junction in the rocks represents a huge gap in the record.· But then Wigan underlined the huge gap in class.· That's a huge gap, and to me it's an argument for creating a unified opposition.
· One brand new product that seems to have scored a huge hit at the recent MacWorld show is Adobe's Illustrator.
· In 1921, there was a huge increase in the emigration and physical extinction of households.· We can point to your huge increase in military spending and then continue on with our own.· This had resulted in a growth in the number of homes and a huge increase in the bill to the Exchequer.· Tellingly, huge increases in those behaviors were all launched at around the same time, the era of Woodstock and Stonewall.· One forecasts a huge increase in the ever-escalating costs of the Trident programme.· This was a huge increase compared with the 4,000 tonnes imported in 1981.· For example, the huge increase in the number of motor vehicles has led to a massive increase in auto-crimes.· That would make a mockery of the Kyoto protocol: instead of cuts, it could lead to huge increases of emissions.
· On the evidence of the Test series in May and now this, he will be a huge loss.· The bank has been trying to write off huge losses from its CornerStone credit card over several recent quarters.· All that followed was a rash of rights issues which have left shareholders nursing huge losses.· Last month, the company announced huge losses and major layoffs in the face of faltering stock prices.· The bank began to record huge losses-and to fiddle its accounts to disguise them.· The numbers are small but they added up to a huge loss for Gramm because he had made it a must-win state.· A memo by the local government minister, Hilary Armstrong, admitted that Labour faced huge losses.· Like many corporations, Hewlett-Packard also guards against wild currency swings and huge losses on overseas deals by using cautious trading strategies.
· Nyarko now joins the huge number of players Everton boss Smith must do without.· People of both sexes and from all walks of life sent letters and signed petitions in huge numbers.· Around 700 jobs have been created, which in a labour market of less than 14,000 is a huge number.· This depends on a huge number of different receptor proteins, each tuned to a different sort of chemical stimulus.· Global warming will deeply affect poor countries, leading to huge numbers of refugees, crop failures, and extreme weather.· Do they gather in such huge numbers to learn from each other the whereabouts of the best food sources?· One useful source was the huge number of glossy magazines about money that had proliferated as the yuppy decade ran its course.· There were certainly forget-me-nots, violets, white wood anemones, huge numbers of dandelions and some buttercups.
· Opposite One of the natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon attracts huge numbers of tourists to Arizona.· There was no reason to leave huge numbers around.· Accordingly all over the agricultural world sun gods were created in huge numbers.· Hardly a day goes by without news of some corporation shedding huge numbers of workers in the name of productivity.· These flats are home to huge numbers of ghost shrimps, a popular bait item which supports a small but expanding fishery.· People of both sexes and from all walks of life sent letters and signed petitions in huge numbers.· A spokesman for Littlewoods said the service was aimed toward users with a need to process huge numbers of documents.· There were certainly forget-me-nots, violets, white wood anemones, huge numbers of dandelions and some buttercups.
· For the sake of a handful of people making huge profits the entire planet has been put in jeopardy.· The mortgage trader who could predict the behavior of the homeowners made huge profits.· They were so cheap that, even with the cost of smuggling them west, Kurzlinger could make a huge profit.· Chan became successful at investing and was making huge profits within several months.· They sold low-price share options - and pocketed huge profits as City prices soared.· In our opinion, what we are seeing in the industry is the unwinding of huge profits.· This simple notion can make huge profits.· And she has been criticized for reaping huge profits in commodities trading.
· We are constantly faced with such hidden confusions in huge quantities.· Ice itself, a luxury in the field, was made in huge quantities by machine.· These custom-built vessels have been designed to catch only tuna - in huge quantities.· Damming rivers meant forming reservoirs, and in the heat and dryness of California, reservoirs would evaporate huge quantities of water.· He got clients into his grip and pressed them to buy shares in huge quantities.· What will help is a treaty removing huge quantities of chemical weapons that could otherwise be used against us.· All we got was a small discount because we bought such a huge quantity.· There were huge quantities of them, and I ended up filling three vases and a couple of Stuart's beer-mugs.
· Hotels and how we grade them Enterprise has a huge range of hotels with something to suit all tastes and budgets.· Versions are available on a huge range of hardware, and the file formats are interchangeable.· He disarmingly admitted his lack of preparation for the huge range of problems with which he had to grapple.· It was hung with pots and pans, and a huge range was slowly burning coal.· Both products do calculations and supply a huge range of built in statistical and engineering functions.· Dylan's voice has always been his greatest asset, carrying a huge range of emotions.· They come in a huge range of colours and designs, often with matching inserts and border tiles.
· I think the huge scale massacre of pheasants is revolting.· Other artists have created even more literal images, on a huge scale.· As recent work indicated. it too was redeveloped within its older Roman walls on a huge scale in late Saxon times.· Theirs are played out on a huge scale.· Hirst admits that there is much difficulty ahead: ... our ignorance on a huge scale re-asserts itself.· Former heathland too was broken up into fields on a huge scale, as Professor Hoskins rightly stresses.
· But to Loi the meal was a huge success.· Most publishers will tell you that huge success can be ruinous to a writer's talents.· At the dinner parties, however, he was a huge success.· But she can't because she's diabetic, and she's adapted to that with huge success.· In a short five-year period, this technical model has became a huge success.· It was rather a huge success in sociopolitical terms, in vastly expanding the range of the shareholding classes.· But, as it turned out, that party was a huge success.
· The major companies operating in these markets spend huge sums on marketing in order to promote their products globally.· Soros made his fortune by setting up pools of wealthy investors who bet huge sums on global markets.· And you will be paid huge sums to complete this work.· Though banks lend huge sums to firms, banks are not the only source of lending.· Perhaps he is jealous of the players who were offered huge sums of money for to tour, while he wasn't.· There are players identified, huge sums of money exchanging hands and returned, and backgrounds and connections to write about.· It was completed in 1970, at a cost of one billion dollars - a huge sum in those days.· Each vessel must have cost a huge sum, and carried at least a score of men on board.
· Other places contain a huge variety of species and have a high biomass.· I've done a lot of work with a huge variety of sprayers.· To some, the huge variety of life in the Burgess shale has been an inspiration.· The huge variety of shapes is partly fashion and partly an attempt to avoid a phenomenon known as spin out.· Murren has a huge variety of signposted walks to take you over the hills and into the mountains.· It was clear from this point that the agencies represented worked in a huge variety of situations.· The existence of such a rule of recognition may take any of a huge variety of forms, simple or complex.· A huge variety will be on sale this year: the majority are frozen and by far the cheapest.
extremely large in size, amount, or degree SYN enormous: a huge dog huge crowds Your room’s huge compared to mine. These shoes make my feet look huge.a huge amount/sum/quantity etc huge sums of money We are only now realizing the huge scale of the problem.a huge loss/profit/increase etc a huge increase in costa huge range/variety/selection etc a huge range of issuesa huge success/disappointment etc The play was a huge success.a huge difference/gap etc The new system has made a huge difference.► see thesaurus at big2informal very popular or famous: David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany.—hugeness noun [uncountable]GRAMMARHuge is not used with ‘very’. You say: · The house is absolutely huge. ✗Don’t say: The house is very huge.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES