Adverb for of great size or scale
“He won the lottery and bought a big mansion to live in.”
Adverb for of considerable importance or seriousness
“You will need to make a big decision on the path you will be taking for your career.”
Adverb for grown-up
“Bobby had just turned eighteen and could now play football with the big boys.”
(informal) Adverb for on an ambitiously large scale
“I have big plans for the future of this website.”
(informal) Adverb for very popular or successful
“This style of clothing is very big in New York at the moment.”
(informal) Adverb for principled or generous
“That's very big of you to help me in my time of need.”
Adverb for physically well-built
“After months of dedication in the gym, he had grown big and muscly.”
Adverb for fat or overweight
“She had grown quite big after months of indulging in chocolate and ice-cream.”
Adverb for having significant influence
“As the president's right-hand man, he held a big and influential position in government.”
Adverb for showing great enthusiasm
“My sister is a big fan of Justin Bieber.”
Adverb for being of prime importance above all others
“The big issue for us is to get out of debt as quickly as possible.”
Adverb for having a concentration of some characteristic
“The pasta sauce was full of big flavors.”
Adverb for showy in speech
“He liked using big words to impress the audience with his vocabulary.”
(of speech) Adverb for exhibiting self-importance
“He was always pumping up his own tires with constant big talk.”
Adverb for able to give or spend freely
“He was known as a big tipper and received consistently great service from the staff.”
(informal) Adverb for used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
“What's the big rush? We have plenty of time.”
(informal) Adverb for genetically well-endowed
“She matured and blossomed into a big young lady with curves in all the right places.”
(archaic) Adverb for in a late stage of pregnancy
“She was big with child.”
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