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单词 big
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big

1
[ big ]
/ bɪg /
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adjective, big·ger, big·gest.

adverb

Informal. boastfully; pretentiously: to act big; to talk big.
Informal. with great success; successfully: to go over big.

noun

the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.

Idioms for big

    be big on, to have a special liking or enthusiasm for: Mother is big on family get-togethers.
    big with child. great (def. 23).

Origin of big

1
1250–1300; Middle English big(ge), of unknown origin

SYNONYMS FOR big

1 huge, immense; bulky, massive; capacious, voluminous; extensive.
4 consequential.
15 overflowing, flooded.
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ANTONYMS FOR big

1 little.
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synonym study for big

1. See great.

OTHER WORDS FROM big

biggish, adjectivebigly, adverb, adjective

Words nearby big

Bifrost, bifter, bifunctional, bifurcate, bifurcation, big, biga, bigamist, bigamous, bigamy, big and bold

Definition for big (2 of 2)

big2

or bigg

[ big ]
/ bɪg /

verb (used with object), bigged, big·ging.British Dialect.

to build.

Origin of big

2
1150–1200; Middle English biggen originally, to inhabit <Old Norse byggja to inhabit, cognate with Old English (i)an,German bauen
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British Dictionary definitions for big (1 of 2)

big1
/ (bɪɡ) /

adjective bigger or biggest

adverb informal

See also big up

Derived forms of big

biggish, adjectivebigness, noun

Word Origin for big

C13: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect bugge big man

British Dictionary definitions for big (2 of 2)

big2
/ (bɪɡ) /

verb bigs, bigging, bigged or bug (bʌɡ) Scot

to build
to excavate (earth) into a pile

Word Origin for big

from Old Norse byggja; related to Old English būian to inhabit
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Idioms and Phrases with big

big

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