Large
adjective
Bigger than normal.
He has a large collection of comic books
Often appears as...
- large number
- large amount
adjective
Generous or more than adequate.
He has a large heart and always helps others
Often appears as...
- large heart
- large generosity
adjective
Pertaining to a high level of importance.
He plays a large role in our team's success
Often appears as...
- large role
- large part
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Pertaining to a great extent or scope.
There is a large amount of work to be done
Often appears as...
- large extent
- large scope
adverb
Loosely and voluminously.
Her dress hung large
adverb
At large, on the loose or free.
The suspect is still at large
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Formal
Legal
noun
A size of clothing or other merchandise.
I need a large size t-shirt
Often appears as...
- large size
- extra large
adjective
Bigger than normal.
He has a large collection of comic books
Often appears as...
- large number
- large amount
adjective
Generous or more than adequate.
He has a large heart and always helps others
Often appears as...
- large heart
- large generosity
adjective
Pertaining to a high level of importance.
He plays a large role in our team's success
Often appears as...
- large role
- large part
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Pertaining to a great extent or scope.
There is a large amount of work to be done
Often appears as...
- large extent
- large scope
adverb
Loosely and voluminously.
Her dress hung large
adverb
At large, on the loose or free.
The suspect is still at large
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
A size of clothing or other merchandise.
I need a large size t-shirt
Often appears as...
- large size
- extra large
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Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Degree
Used to compare sizes; often implies being bigger than others in comparison or expectation.
Compared to his small apartment, her house is quite large.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Objects
Primarily describes the size of tangible things, can be subjective based on what's considered normal.
The large pizza should be enough for the party.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Degree
Used to compare sizes; often implies being bigger than others in comparison or expectation.
Compared to his small apartment, her house is quite large.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Objects
Primarily describes the size of tangible things, can be subjective based on what's considered normal.
The large pizza should be enough for the party.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Degree
Used to compare sizes; often implies being bigger than others in comparison or expectation.
Compared to his small apartment, her house is quite large.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Objects
Primarily describes the size of tangible things, can be subjective based on what's considered normal.
The large pizza should be enough for the party.
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about the properties about how the brain works because we don't teach neuroscience in schools. And one of the reasons why is that the equipment is so complex and so expensive that it's really only done at major universities and large institutions. And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student
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The Infinite Hotel...
the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent and maybe too hospitable night manager serve to remind us of just how hard it is for our relatively finite minds to grasp a concept as large as infinity. Maybe you can help tackle these problems after a good night's sleep. But honestly, we might need you
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if you're not careful they can start to sound like pharmaceutical drugs or worse the name of a sofa from ikea associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the
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The benefits of a...
in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. This is the part of the brain that plays a large role
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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Polar Bear vs Walrus PIPE...
He tests the barrier, but it stands firm. It appears that the world's largest land carnivore has met his match.
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The Rise of the Cali...
Cali's largest shopping center. NEWS And they own Cali's main passion, the soccer team America.
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enormous 10 kilogram hulks are the largest tree fruits in the world
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This just "Thief robs town with world's largest chocolate bunny."
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The Largest Falcon in...
this white falcon a jer falcon is the largest in the world
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American Businessman
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
If I can be in a place where my image is encouraging people to see different people behind the camera, and my image and the images I make can help open up a certain world view, I think that's all a part of a larger spirit of change and progress, and I'm happy to be part of it.
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Audrey Hepburn
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
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Jane Austen
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There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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American Critic
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
If I can be in a place where my image is encouraging people to see different people behind the camera, and my image and the images I make can help open up a certain world view, I think that's all a part of a larger spirit of change and progress, and I'm happy to be part of it.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much because we're all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
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Jane Austen
British Writer
There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Isaac Goldberg
American Critic
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.
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I write larger than life. It's what I do.
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