large1 adjectivelarge2 verb
largelarge1 /lɑːdʒ $ lɑːrdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative larger, superlative largest) 
WORD ORIGINlarge
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin largusEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- large agricultural corporations
- Large numbers of seabirds have been killed by pollution following the oil spillage.
- A large population of homeless people live in the park.
- A large proportion of the audience consisted of teenaged girls.
- Aunt Betsy was a very large woman.
- He lived alone on the edge of a large forest.
- I bought the largest TV I could find.
- On the other side of the fence there was a large bull.
- Philip found himself in a large playground surrounded by high brick walls.
- She's used to working with large sums of money.
- Take the larger cushion to sit on -- you'll be more comfortable.
- The largest urban areas in Britain lost population and employment in the 1950s and 60s.
- The farm buildings are spread over a large area.
- The hotel was quite large and very cold.
- What size shirt do you wear? Medium or Large?
- Between five and 15 consultants chosen from a large pool of employees are typically called upon to review any given idea memorandum.
- Broken Hill has a large new platinum mine there.
- Hughes's activity started in 1975 when he bought three large Texas ranches totaling seven thousand acres.
- Leclerc preferred a diplomatic solution to a larger conflict.
- Now the stranger was standing on the quayside, watching several straining seamen carry a large, brass-bound chest down the gangplank.
- So the farm is well set with its 1000 acres of arable and large dairy herd.
- Some of the huts are large enough to serve as dormitories, but most are about the size of a Navajo hogan.
- Then they can not have what the larger community regards as the necessary minimum for decency ...
THESAURUS
· a big city· a big guy· a big mistake· Lack of funding is the biggest problem.· Getting a car has made a big difference to my life.
a slightly more formal word than big, used to describe objects and amounts: · a large bowl· Large areas of the forest have been destroyed.· The museum attracts a large number of visitors.
[only before noun] big and important: · Pollution is a major problem.· There has been a major change in government policy.
quite big – used especially about amounts: · They have spent a considerable amount of money on the project.· A substantial amount of heat is lost through the windows.· He had a considerable influence on young musicians.
having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body: · She thinks she’s fat.· He looks the same, just a little fatter.
weighing more than you should: · Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight.· She was several kilos overweight.
used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: · My father was a big man.· two large ladies
extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: · He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: · A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: · Her mother was a plump cheerful woman.
having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: · a flabby stomach· Her body was getting old and flabby.
literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: · The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman.
Longman Language Activatorbig people use this about someone who is tall and has a large body: · My father was a big man, with legs like tree trunks.· A large woman in her early 50s answered the door.
very big and tall, in a way that is impressive or frightening: · The other wrestler was enormous - he must have weighed over 250 pounds.· A huge policeman stood outside the gate.
use this about someone who is big and strong and has a lot of muscles: · He was handsome and well-built, like a Hollywood movie star.
big objects/buildings/organizations etc of greater than average size: · He lives in a big house in upstate New York.· "Which is your car?" "The big red one next to the wall."· The wind got louder and the waves grew bigger and bigger.· She struggled up the hill, carrying the baby and her big black bag.
big. Large is more formal than big , and is more common in written English: · On the other side of the fence there was a large bull.· The hotel was quite large and very cold.· large agricultural corporations· Take the larger cushion to sit on -- you'll be more comfortable.· The largest urban areas in Britain lost population and employment in the 1950s and 60s.
especially British, spoken fairly big, but not very big: · These chocolates cost £2 for a biggish box.· "What's the house like?" "Well, it has a biggish kitchen but all the other rooms are quite small."
a bulky object is big and difficult to carry or move around, or difficult to fit into a normal-sized space: · The men were carrying bulky packages under their arms.· The room was full of bulky old furniture.· a bulky camera from the 1950s
too big and heavy to carry or move easily: · I used to have one of those old sewing machines, but it was too cumbersome.· The room was dominated by an enormous, cumbersome leather armchair.
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.
large numbers/amounts · She's used to working with large sums of money.· Large numbers of seabirds have been killed by pollution following the oil spillage.· A large proportion of the audience consisted of teenaged girls.
use this about rates, levels, measurements etc that are bigger than is usual or than is acceptable: · Someone on such a high salary shouldn't have to borrow money.· High levels of radiation have been reported near the nuclear plant.· I always try to avoid foods with a high fat content.
fairly large: · £1000 is a considerable sum for most people.· She receives a sizable income from her investments.· A considerable number of voters changed their minds at the last minute.· Sugar is added in considerable quantities to most soft drinks.
large enough to be useful or to have an important effect: · The survey showed that substantial numbers of 15-year-olds were already smoking twenty cigarettes a week.in substantial/significant numbers: · Women began to enter the British Parliament in significant numbers in the 1990s.a substantial/significant proportion of: · A significant proportion of drivers fail to keep to speed limits.
use this about an amount, especially of food or money, that is larger than what is needed or expected: · He heaped the plate with a generous serving of meat and potato pie.· I usually stir a generous quantity of rum into the cake mixture.· The company offers bonuses, stock options, and a generous benefit package.
use this about an amount of money someone gets or is paid that is surprisingly large: · Ozzie left a very handsome tip on the plate.· She received a handsome reward for finding the wallet.· The big oil companies made a handsome profit out of the fuel crisis.
use this about a surprisingly large amount of money, especially one that someone has to pay: · The other driver received a hefty fine for his role in the accident.· hefty admission fees· It was a $350,000 contract, plus hefty bonuses and expenses.
very 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.
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.
someone who has escaped use this to describe someone who has escaped , especially from a prison: · Police are on the lookout for three escaped prisoners.· Sherwood, an escaped convict, hunted down his ex-girlfriend and killed her.
someone who is on the loose or at large has escaped from the police or from a prison and is likely to be dangerous: · There's a killer on the loose, and we've got to find him.· Carillo's murderer remained at large yesterday as investigators continued their search.
someone who is on the run is trying to hide or escape from someone who is chasing them, especially the police: · After the train robbery he spent three years on the run.be on the run from: · Dean was a drug addict who was constantly on the run from the police.
someone who has escaped from the police or from danger, who has to keep moving from one place to another so that they will not be caught: · Porter escaped in 1995 and remains a fugitive.fugitive from: · a fugitive from Stalin's oppressive regime
words for describing someone who is fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat: · Peter was a fat little boy.· I'm getting too fat for my clothes.· After thirty years, Teddy looked just the same, only a little fatter.· Most fat people simply eat too much by normal standards.· Though she weighed only six stone, she thought she was fat.
too fat, especially so that you need to lose some weight in order to be more healthy or attractive: · The doctor said I was slightly overweight and that I needed more exercise.· The majority of overweight people who diet tend to gain the weight back within a few years.5 kilos/10 pounds etc overweight: · My mother is about 50 pounds overweight.grossly overweight (=extremely overweight): · People who are grossly overweight are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure.
fat - use this especially when you do not want to say 'fat' because it would be impolite: · Even though she's big, Rosemary is an attractive woman.· It's often difficult for large people to find fashionable clothes that fit them.· Mrs. Medlock is a large woman, with a very red face and bright black eyes.· He runs quite fast for a big man.
fat, especially in a pleasant and attractive way: · Stevie is a plump healthy-looking child.· Frieda's mother was a plump, cheerful woman, quick with a laugh. · He's a little on the plump side, but nevertheless quite handsome.
someone, especially a small child, who is chubby , is fat in a pleasant, healthy-looking way: · The baby was pink and chubby.· Who's that chubby little girl with the dark hair?
someone, especially a fairly old man, who is portly is fat and round - used especially in literature: · The bishop was a dignified, portly man, with thinning white hair.· the portly figure of General von Hindenburg
big and fat, but also tall and strong: · Both of Myra's sons were hefty, energetic boys.· The mechanic was a big hefty man who could lift up the front of a truck with his bare hands.
strong but also a little fat and unattractive: · The second prisoner was a fat-faced beefy fellow who smelled of sweat.· Amanda and Tina were both beefy, sporty types.
a burly man is big, strong, and heavy, in a way that may make you feel nervous: · The farmer was a big, burly man with a red face.
spoken informal also lard ass American spoken a rude word used for a fat person: · Hey! Fatso! Pull up a couple of chairs!
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
those who drink large amounts of coffee A large number of students have signed up for the course.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a considerable amount of money Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy. the vast expanse of the ocean medium to large companies The journey took longer than normal. For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business. The book is also available in large print. Africa’s second highest mountain January’s sales were slightly better than average. The price is somewhat higher than I expected. Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.
those who drink large amounts of coffee A large number of students have signed up for the course. a considerable amount of money Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy.· Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.
· The club does not have a large budget for new players.
· It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains.
(=for a lot of money)· Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.
· They now had a wide circle of acquaintances in the area.
· They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
(also an extensive collection formal)· The museum has an extensive collection of Greek statues.
· 75% of the population live in small communities of fewer than 450 people.
· She has a senior position in a large manufacturing company.
· The US is the world’s biggest oil consumer.
(=a more general situation, set of events etc)· It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.
· A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
(=who is important and buys a lot)· America is a big customer for Japanese goods.
· The debts got bigger and bigger.
· Opponents of the new law are planning a big demonstration next week.
· Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.
· High doses of the drug can have bad side effects.
· This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.
· the world’s two most powerful economies
· The emperor Claudius ruled a vast empire stretching from Persia to Britain.
· He created a vast financial empire worth billions of dollars.
· The company has grown into a large-scale enterprise that employs hundreds of people.
· This is the largest exhibition of its kind that we have ever seen in London.
the vast expanse of the ocean (=a large amount)· The materials we use will depend to a large extent on what is available.
· She came from a large family of seven children.
· The school fees are extremely high.
· He is managing director of a large firm.
· His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.
· There’s a big gap between the two test scores.
· He has a relatively high income.
· The company has announced a big increase in its profits for last year.
· Novaya Zemlja is a large island in the Russian Arctic.
· Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of the ban.
(=showing a small area in a lot of detail)· a large-scale map of Paris
· By a large margin, the book sold more copies than any other this year.
· The party won by a huge margin.
· He lost by only a narrow margin.
· We don’t have a big meal at lunchtime, usually just sandwiches.
medium to large companies· A large minority of women feel happier when their husbands leave them.
· He had a big nose and a big mouth.· Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
The journey took longer than normal.· A large number of children were running around in the playground.
· Birds nest here in large numbers.
For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business.· Some of the hills still had small patches of snow.
· A high percentage of our students pass the exam.
· California is a big state with a large population.
· Temperatures over a large portion of the central and eastern states were well below normal.
· I was hungry so I asked for a large portion of french fries.
The book is also available in large print.· A large quantity of clothing was stolen from the shop.
· Several large rallies were held in December.
· A vast range of plants are used in medicines.
· You may have to take a big reduction in salary.
· The company is preparing large-scale redundancies at its British factories.
· Despite a substantial reward being offered, the painting has never been found.
· There has been a big rise in violent crime.
· This technology has been developed on a large scale in the US.
Africa’s second highest mountain· The museum shop offers a wide selection of items.
· They are very peaceful fish, despite their large size.
· He was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.
January’s sales were slightly better than average. (=used when comparing a small group of people to society as a whole)· The poor are part of the larger society, and programs must be there to help them.
The price is somewhat higher than I expected.· He lost a substantial sum of money on the deal.
· The service was great and we left a large tip.
Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors. (=when a lot of people are unemployed)· Large-scale unemployment among young people could have terrible social consequences.
· They hold debates on a wide variety of topics.
· She has a very wide vocabulary.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· For toxins or acetaldehyde to produce multiple symptoms, quite large amounts would have to be produced.· The interior minister for Bavaria, Guenther Beckstein, has said that Scientologists are stockpiling large amounts of cyanide and weapons.· A large amount of your time as a manager is almost certainly devoted to meetings, often quite expensive ones.· The reason may well have been the large amount of money involved.· The simple changes reduce the total fat in the diet by quiet a large amount.· Mitt Romney, the former Republican Senate nominee who contributed large amounts of his private fortune to his campaign against Sen.· You will also possess a large amount of information.· But major eruptions involve much larger amounts of energy.
· Suites of store-rooms occupied a large area of the temple.· In 1970 a large area of bamboo flowered and died resulting in many deaths through starvation in the panda population.· Oil is always particularly alarming since a very small quantity will quickly cover a large area of water with an unmistakable iridescence.· They can not therefore meet the needs of cities that are searching for a method to restrain traffic over large areas.· It will have to serve more people scattered over a larger area.· In fact he had his own office and a considerably larger area of carpet than anyone in Berebury suspected.· Professional television crews, in fact, bring their own power generators with them to enable them to light large areas.· Avoid monoculture: growing large areas of the same crop which then becomes an easy target.
· All of the other large cities had trends in the same direction, albeit on a less dramatic scale.· In larger cities, ties to the land are less important and homogenizing influences have a greater impact.· Joanne was 4 years old and attended a private nursery in a private housing estate within a large city.· The average suburbanite sees one-tenth as many; in a large city, perhaps 100 are visible.· The main variation on the area theme tends to occur in authorities which are based on a very large city collection.· In the other areas the larger cities and conurbations proved difficult to incorporate in a wider uniform pattern.· He was very comfortable in larger cities.
· Average salary for managers of large companies is £78,000, plus an £11,000 bonus, and in top concerns £107,000 plus £18,000.· Still others sold out to larger companies.· Bankruptcy for Bond Corporation, which employs 21,000 people worldwide, would represent the largest company failure in world business records.· But such supporters as promotions by large companies might not last for long.· The large company is by definition more difficult to run than the small one.· For example, large companies created ex nihilo, as in joint ventures, have a remarkable tendency to flop.· This enables the relative contributions of small and large companies to be assessed.· I was a manager at a large company, and he was my assistant manager.
· To a large extent that ideology looked to the Roman past.· Rather, they are responsible states with undeclared, and to a large extent unproven, nuclear weapons capabilities.· The event to a large extent heralded the return of order and culture.· Foxes became much more wide-ranging in their search for food, since they also depended to a large extent upon rabbits.· To a large extent this is due to the severe restriction on building.· To a large extent this social unrepresentativeness reflects some of the structural inequalities of contemporary society.· To a large extent population changes reflect changes in prosperity and employment opportunities.
· I come from quite a large family but most of my family live in the same area.· Parents of large families now get priority housing and school registration and subsidized child care services.· There are no ground rules for knowing how to handle these semi-permanent relationships in the context of the larger family circle.· As recently as 1956 the government was offering bonuses for large families.· Robert was one of a large family.· People have to understand, I come from a large, large family.· I.C.B. was interested in our neighbours - particularly a large family that lived upstairs at the time.· And there was the answer - a large family of ants had made its home there!
· Each Neighbourhood Office was allocated a half-time under-fives worker post, despite a large increase in workload.· But the general principle seems secure: we must beware of any further large increases in the carbon dioxide level.· Profits rose 17 percent as the company recorded its largest increase in phone traffic in five years.· It is also because improving practice in the area of assessment can be done without requiring large increases in financial resources.· Today, after a large increase in his income, he has extended his consumption to include color television and eccentric loafers.· In addition to the large increases in colonic SCFAs, there were also important changes in the physical properties of the colonic contents.· And this, in turn, produced the exact opposite of what the Carnegie report had predicted-a large increase in compensatory education.
· Nevertheless, the organisation as a whole continued to have a large measure of credibility.· It is the steep temperature gradient that makes it possible for us to work black smokers with a large measure of safety.· The one large measure for which they were responsible was the Housing and Town Planning Act 1909.· The bias litigation boom is in large measure traceable to key changes in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.· Charles poured two large measures of Bell's and handed one over.· Viennese modernism thus became in large measure a conservative modernism.· He found the bottle of Southern Comfort and poured himself a large measure.· It involves, in short, a large measure of economic equality.
· Police and troops searched a large number of houses in the nationalist estate.· This was not a small matter when the Army decided to hire large numbers of civilian workers for the base.· The reports suggest that large numbers are sometimes involved.· However, such schools do seem to attract a large number of religious families.· Fibreglass mock-ups were built to provide the large numbers of aircraft which lined the numerous military bases across Pearl Harbor.· On the other hand, some plants can be crossed very easily so that large numbers of hybrids have been obtained.· There will, in particular, continue to be a large number of dementia sufferers in the geriatric services.· By far the largest number of configurations correspond to emission with a spectrum that is nearly thermal.
· Lacking white skills, disproportionately large numbers are incarcerated in penal institutions, alcohol rehabilitation centres and psychiatric hospitals.· Third world towns and cities contain large numbers of women who may lead lives very different from those of their rural counterparts.· There were larger numbers of Whig and Tories who found the pull of Court strong enough to override party loyalty.· This was not a small matter when the Army decided to hire large numbers of civilian workers for the base.· Only the Faroese now still hunt them in large numbers.· It has long been appreciated by science that large numbers behave differently than small numbers.· Containing the headmistress's books in large numbers, it was weighted heavily with books from the inter-war years.· Through the securities market, corporations can pool the financial resources of extremely large numbers of people.
· A large part of the area was sealed off following the arrests as police carried out a fingertip search for bullets.· A large part of the compensation package for our sales people is driven by a sliding commission scale.· They play a large part in moulding the musical tastes of all members of society, including those who go to church.· A large part of the resentment against work wage equity came from the way it was implemented.· The Interior region also included large parts of the dry zone which were sparsely populated, where famine was not uncommon.· In Arizona, Forbes scored an upset victory this week, in large part because of his flat-tax proposal.· Food plays a large part in elderly people's lives.· As it turns out, the fears that govern such organizations derive in large part from invalid or negative core beliefs.
· Effective though such techniques may be when goat numbers are low, they make little impact on a large population.· Besides proximity to a large population of consumers, the other advantage of the new store is greater efficiency.· And yet this may be part of the price which has to be paid if a larger population is to survive.· To offer only one alternative, total abstention, is to exclude a large population in need of services.· As people lived longer and the death rate fell. a larger population was able to persist.· However, the decision to vaccinate a large population for group C meningococcal disease is difficult.· Traditional circumpolar cultures live on little except animal fare, whilst some of the planet's largest populations are vegetarian.· The idea is to gather data from a subset that reflects the most interesting characteristics of the larger population.
· A large proportion of dwellings constructed beyond the cities since 1960 have been in the owner-occupied sector.· A general authority source is one that has substantial influence on a large proportion of people in a society.· However, women receive lower redundancy payments than men and a larger proportion of them are ineligible for payments altogether.· Such a tax claims both a larger absolute amount and a larger proportion of income as income rises.· A large proportion of the new money has been spent to improve access for scientists.· Moreover, a small number of diseases command a large proportion of the limited resources.· Lose weight more quickly than ever before, because a larger proportion of the calories you consume will remain undigested; 3.· A large proportion of our researchers are therefore unlikely to make major contributions to the literature of their research area.
· Be careful not to accompany your chosen carbohydrate with large quantities of fat.· Being so delicate, it is not available in large quantities commercially.· They were particularly important for the Magnox reactors, which used larger quantities of fuel and had bulkier structures to dismantle.· The defendants stored on their land large quantities of combustible materials which ignited in mysterious circumstances.· Maria, a 5-year-old girl, ate large quantities of material.· At one time Ribeira Brava was the only place in Madeira where cherries were grown in large quantities.· As the local iron ores were being exhausted and the works used larger quantities, these local supplies were not enough.· In addition, London needed a large quantity of fuel - particularly coal - much of which came down the coast from Newcastle.
· That, too, was on a larger scale than anything she had ever known.· And because the bank lends on a large scale, its failures are likewise on a large scale.· The Library is becoming a producer of electronic materials on a large scale in its own right.· If it occurs on a sufficiently large scale, either main party might still win an outright majority.· Many libraries on a slightly larger scale than this still survive and flourish outside the public library system.· Its hallmarks were to be found in the large scale of the treated areas and in the integrated nature of the treatment.· There are no serious long-term spent-fuel reprocessing or waste problems nor is there a potential for the large scale release of radioactivity.· Forest survival is thus threatened on a large scale.
· Perhaps that explains the large sum in his current account.· Plunging in with both feet and expending large sums on equipment and delicate fishes will almost always result in failure and disappointment.· Euromarkets are mainly wholesale in that large sums are lent or deposited.· But nobody fuses much over daily expenditures on sales and gasoline taxes -- even though they add up to large sums annually.· Usually, this payment would be made four times a year, but for larger sums the process should be quicker.· I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money.· When he is not on the golf course, he is making large sums as a company director.· The immediate investment of a rather large sum of money for the meat supply for several months. 2.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulk large► a broader/wider/larger canvas► in large measure/in some measure► in large part/for the most part► large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
- Alvin had always made it plain that his company existed in large part to provide work for black dancers.
- As it turns out, the fears that govern such organizations derive in large part from invalid or negative core beliefs.
- My conception of postmodernist de-differentiation via an aesthetics of desire was also in large part dependent on Lyotard's work.
- Realism is now out of fashion, in large part as a consequence of those silly semantic claims.
- This continuity can be explained in large part by the nature of the superstructure.
- This is due in large part to the national officers and to yourselves and your colleagues.
- Whether the high jumper can requalify against stiff competition depends in large part upon the other big change: her takeoff.
- As large as life and death, both funny and sad - and not a little dangerous.
- He had been standing large as life beside Lady Usk, and it was plain that he knew her identity.
- I looked up - he was standing nearby, large as life.
- Oh, Lee, you're as large as life.
- There were the words, as large as life and often twice as sane.
- Graham was one of the larger-than-life legends of the rock era.
- Floyd Elgin Dominy, larger than life.
- He was an ebullient, larger than life denial of all that was Right: he chain-smoked and drank too much.
- He was for me larger than life.
- Nothing else in existence whatsoever, but there, all alone and larger than life, a huge carrot.
- Pitt, as always, is larger than life.
- She was like a larger than life fantasy that had just come true.
- Shrimpton was in the mid-forties, overweight, and slightly larger than life, a sociable type.
- Worrying about your problems, which seem larger than life at that time of night, is hard to resist.
- Also, he worked, by and large, in second-rank bands.
- And by and large, they do a fine job.
- But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.
- But the truth was that, by and large, the research university focuses its collective intelligence on other matters.
- Hodgkin, by and large, just looks as if he's strayed in here and is making lots of noise.
- Society seems bitter turmoil, by and large.
- The reproducible arts of photography and printmaking still remain, by and large, categorised as lesser arts.
- You know, opposites of each other by and large.
- Two of the escaped prisoners are still at large.
- Equally important is how a baby communicates back to caregivers and the world at large.
- How then did this concept originate, and why has it received such currency among specialists and the public at large?
- However, in spite of that, the availability both here and in Britain should be known to the public at large.
- I came and looked around and felt this campus is no different than the society at large.
- In some societies the boy-preferring habit seems to have spread from elites to the society at large.
- The rise of the Internet has taken that idea from offices to the world at large.
- They chattered on among themselves, oblivious to the world at large, lovingly cared for in this cozy place.
- But the larger picture is systematically distorted by the military and political calculations concerning the strategic uses of information and disinformation.
- Here we are concerned with the larger problem of the relationship between men as a class and other animals as a class.
- It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival.
- Mission-driven budgets relieve legislators of micromanagement decisions, freeing them to focus on the larger problems they were elected to solve.
- She was blind to the larger picture that involves building and maintaining good relationships with both fellow-workers and superiors.
- That ignorance is at the root of geophysicists' struggle with the larger problem of how the whole earth works.
- Too much, and the larger picture might become apparent.
- You failed to connect the various elements together or to move through the detail to the larger issues of the painting.
- By and large, most of the people in the town work at the factory.
- Also, he worked, by and large, in second-rank bands.
- And by and large, they do a fine job.
- But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.
- But the truth was that, by and large, the research university focuses its collective intelligence on other matters.
- Hodgkin, by and large, just looks as if he's strayed in here and is making lots of noise.
- Society seems bitter turmoil, by and large.
- The reproducible arts of photography and printmaking still remain, by and large, categorised as lesser arts.
- You know, opposites of each other by and large.
- My 40th birthday has loomed larger in my mind with each passing day.
- And four years after his death, one month short of his 101st birthday in 1993, he looms larger than ever.
- Blackmail has always loomed large in intelligence work, but never more so than today.
- However, now another objection begins to loom large.
- Our man at the Yard Historic landmark buildings loom large in Geoff Lewry's life.
- The formal processes of the law, indeed, do not loom large in the field officer's routine activities.
- The human factor also looms large in Bamford's presentation of the agency's strengths and weaknesses.
- Tragedy looms larger than farce in the United States today.
- While practical issues of meshing motherhood with modern life loom large, the greatest challenges are still psychological.
- Married couples make up a large part of the church's congregation.
- Checheno-Ingushetia was abolished, and a large part of the Ingushi lands had been ceded to North Ossetia and repopulated by Ossetes.
- Had Therese spent a large part of her salary on a dress she would never wear again?
- His energies were never enormous, but limited though they were, he used a large part of them outside the business.
- Many young people are now attracted to the idea of producing a large part of their own food.
- So did a large part of the local population, including Morag Paterson.
- So that a large part of every day is not determined by thought at all, it more or less just happens because of habit.
- Social services take up a large part of the council budget.
- Ten black men took a sledge-hammer to the work, and knocked off a large part of his face.
- And that was a peculiar job from that point of view, because it included an unusually large number of fifty-dollar bills.
- Chang felt that the surface, which offered an unusually high bounce for an indoor court, suited a baseliner like himself.
- Fortunately it was an unusually quiet day at the surgery.
- Nevertheless, we had all noticed that for the past week Loi had been unusually quiet.
- Nor can local suspicions that the incidence of cancer is unusually high be calmed or confirmed.
- These energetic measures produced unusually large sums.
- Video-Tape, no voice over SWINDON/Wiltshire A spokesman said the workload is unusually high for the time of year.
- Anderson views the United Nations as a democracy writ large.
- How is it possible that life writ large could be optimizing conditions for its own uses?
- In it judgement was writ large.
- It is old-style materialism writ large.
- Many of the processes are like ordinary domestic engineering writ large.
- Opponents of the new law depicted it as tracking writ large.
- The decoration is lavish as befits a bejewelled reliquary writ large.
- The idea that femininity is in the first place to be associated with motherhood is simply writ large.
WORD FAMILYnounenlargementenlargeradjectivelargelargishverbenlargeadverblargely
1big in size, amount, or number OPP small: Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US. The T-shirt comes in Small, Medium and Large. a large ovenproof pan large sums of money those who drink large amounts of coffee A large number of students have signed up for the course.► see thesaurus at big2a large person is tall and often fat OPP small► see thesaurus at fat3be at large if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or have not been caught: The escaped prisoners are still at large.4the population/public/society/world etc at large people in general: The chemical pollution poses a threat to the population at large.5the larger issues/question/problem/picture more general facts, situations, or questions related to something: The book helps to explain the larger picture in the Middle East.6in large part/measure formal mostly: Their success was due in large part to their ability to speak Spanish.7(as) large as life British English spoken used when someone has appeared or is present in a place where you did not expect to see them: I turned a corner and there was Joe, as large as life.8larger than life someone who is larger than life is very amusing or exciting in an attractive way9by and large used when talking generally about someone or something: Charities, by and large, do not pay tax. → loom large at loom1(3), → writ large at writ2large1 adjectivelarge2 verb
largelarge2 verb VERB TABLE
large (BrE)
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | large (BrE) |
| he, she, it | larges (BrE) | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | larged (BrE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have larged (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has larged (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had larged (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will large |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have larged (BrE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am larging (BrE) |
| he, she, it | is larging (BrE) | |
| you, we, they | are larging (BrE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was larging (BrE) |
| you, we, they | were larging (BrE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been larging (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has been larging (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been larging (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be larging (BrE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been larging (BrE) |
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a considerable amount of money Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy. the vast expanse of the ocean medium to large companies The journey took longer than normal. For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business. The book is also available in large print. Africa’s second highest mountain January’s sales were slightly better than average. The price is somewhat higher than I expected. Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors.
a considerable amount of money Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy.· Messages posted on the Internet can attract a huge audience.
· The club does not have a large budget for new players.
· It is one of Europe’s biggest clothing chains.
(=for a lot of money)· Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.
· They now had a wide circle of acquaintances in the area.
· They have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
(also an extensive collection formal)· The museum has an extensive collection of Greek statues.
· 75% of the population live in small communities of fewer than 450 people.
· She has a senior position in a large manufacturing company.
· The US is the world’s biggest oil consumer.
(=a more general situation, set of events etc)· It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.
· A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
(=who is important and buys a lot)· America is a big customer for Japanese goods.
· The debts got bigger and bigger.
· Opponents of the new law are planning a big demonstration next week.
· Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.
· High doses of the drug can have bad side effects.
· This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.
· the world’s two most powerful economies
· The emperor Claudius ruled a vast empire stretching from Persia to Britain.
· He created a vast financial empire worth billions of dollars.
· The company has grown into a large-scale enterprise that employs hundreds of people.
· This is the largest exhibition of its kind that we have ever seen in London.
the vast expanse of the ocean (=a large amount)· The materials we use will depend to a large extent on what is available.
· She came from a large family of seven children.
· The school fees are extremely high.
· He is managing director of a large firm.
· His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.
· There’s a big gap between the two test scores.
· He has a relatively high income.
· The company has announced a big increase in its profits for last year.
· Novaya Zemlja is a large island in the Russian Arctic.
· Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of the ban.
(=showing a small area in a lot of detail)· a large-scale map of Paris
· By a large margin, the book sold more copies than any other this year.
· The party won by a huge margin.
· He lost by only a narrow margin.
· We don’t have a big meal at lunchtime, usually just sandwiches.
medium to large companies· A large minority of women feel happier when their husbands leave them.
· He had a big nose and a big mouth.· Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.
The journey took longer than normal.· A large number of children were running around in the playground.
· Birds nest here in large numbers.
For a relatively small outlay, you can start a home hairdressing business.· Some of the hills still had small patches of snow.
· A high percentage of our students pass the exam.
· California is a big state with a large population.
· Temperatures over a large portion of the central and eastern states were well below normal.
· I was hungry so I asked for a large portion of french fries.
The book is also available in large print.· A large quantity of clothing was stolen from the shop.
· Several large rallies were held in December.
· A vast range of plants are used in medicines.
· You may have to take a big reduction in salary.
· The company is preparing large-scale redundancies at its British factories.
· Despite a substantial reward being offered, the painting has never been found.
· There has been a big rise in violent crime.
· This technology has been developed on a large scale in the US.
Africa’s second highest mountain· The museum shop offers a wide selection of items.
· They are very peaceful fish, despite their large size.
· He was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.
January’s sales were slightly better than average. (=used when comparing a small group of people to society as a whole)· The poor are part of the larger society, and programs must be there to help them.
The price is somewhat higher than I expected.· He lost a substantial sum of money on the deal.
· The service was great and we left a large tip.
Interest rates are twice as high as those of our competitors. (=when a lot of people are unemployed)· Large-scale unemployment among young people could have terrible social consequences.
· They hold debates on a wide variety of topics.
· She has a very wide vocabulary.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulk large► a broader/wider/larger canvas► in large measure/in some measure► in large part/for the most part► large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
large it (up) British English informal to enjoy yourself, especially in a way that involves drinking alcohol, dancing etc: - A rock so large it must have taken two hands to lift it hit me on the jaw.
- His determination is underpinned by a belief that the problem, nomatterhow large it appears to be, can be overcome.
- I was surprised by how large it was.
- If your business is larger it takes more organisation and record keeping to know what the magic formula is for each customer.
- It was looking at me and I marveled at how very large it was.
- Some bring aboard luggage so large it has its own wheels.
- The load was so large it took 15 agents more than an hour to unpack it.
- By and large, most of the people in the town work at the factory.
- Also, he worked, by and large, in second-rank bands.
- And by and large, they do a fine job.
- But as valuable as animals are, they have a serious drawback: by and large, they hate alcohol.
- But the truth was that, by and large, the research university focuses its collective intelligence on other matters.
- Hodgkin, by and large, just looks as if he's strayed in here and is making lots of noise.
- Society seems bitter turmoil, by and large.
- The reproducible arts of photography and printmaking still remain, by and large, categorised as lesser arts.
- You know, opposites of each other by and large.
- My 40th birthday has loomed larger in my mind with each passing day.
- And four years after his death, one month short of his 101st birthday in 1993, he looms larger than ever.
- Blackmail has always loomed large in intelligence work, but never more so than today.
- However, now another objection begins to loom large.
- Our man at the Yard Historic landmark buildings loom large in Geoff Lewry's life.
- The formal processes of the law, indeed, do not loom large in the field officer's routine activities.
- The human factor also looms large in Bamford's presentation of the agency's strengths and weaknesses.
- Tragedy looms larger than farce in the United States today.
- While practical issues of meshing motherhood with modern life loom large, the greatest challenges are still psychological.
- Married couples make up a large part of the church's congregation.
- Checheno-Ingushetia was abolished, and a large part of the Ingushi lands had been ceded to North Ossetia and repopulated by Ossetes.
- Had Therese spent a large part of her salary on a dress she would never wear again?
- His energies were never enormous, but limited though they were, he used a large part of them outside the business.
- Many young people are now attracted to the idea of producing a large part of their own food.
- So did a large part of the local population, including Morag Paterson.
- So that a large part of every day is not determined by thought at all, it more or less just happens because of habit.
- Social services take up a large part of the council budget.
- Ten black men took a sledge-hammer to the work, and knocked off a large part of his face.
- And that was a peculiar job from that point of view, because it included an unusually large number of fifty-dollar bills.
- Chang felt that the surface, which offered an unusually high bounce for an indoor court, suited a baseliner like himself.
- Fortunately it was an unusually quiet day at the surgery.
- Nevertheless, we had all noticed that for the past week Loi had been unusually quiet.
- Nor can local suspicions that the incidence of cancer is unusually high be calmed or confirmed.
- These energetic measures produced unusually large sums.
- Video-Tape, no voice over SWINDON/Wiltshire A spokesman said the workload is unusually high for the time of year.
- Anderson views the United Nations as a democracy writ large.
- How is it possible that life writ large could be optimizing conditions for its own uses?
- In it judgement was writ large.
- It is old-style materialism writ large.
- Many of the processes are like ordinary domestic engineering writ large.
- Opponents of the new law depicted it as tracking writ large.
- The decoration is lavish as befits a bejewelled reliquary writ large.
- The idea that femininity is in the first place to be associated with motherhood is simply writ large.
Here’s a picture of us larging it up in Brighton last summer.