big
- adverb
- /bɪg/
:
a lo grande
- I think we're going to win and win big in the not so distant future.
And it starts big time at the red lab.
- And it starts big time at the red lab.
- So it's simple, make your picks, win big, collect your cash.
- I think we need to act big and we need to act fast.
- I've always wondered why they don't light the situation up big time before they go in.
- And if your goal is to fail big, then failure doesn't scare you anymore.
- And you can go big, but you also can go very small.
- And why not continue to think big about what this type of technology might do?
- I notice it big time big time in when nightclub photos.
Examples
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We're going to hammer that out big time next week.
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So it's simple, make your picks, win big, collect your cash.
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I think we need to act big and we need to act fast.
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And I was talking to them and they do like big time sales training, right?
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If we want to succeed, we need to think big and take risks.
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She always aims to win big when she participates in competitions.
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The project was completed on a big scale, attracting a lot of attention.
Synonyms
84
2.1
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
38
3.5
To a great degree and in an impressive way
8
4.4
Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive
6
7.4
To a very large degree
3
5.8
To a very large degree
1
3.7
In a very large and clearly visible way
1
8.9
In a very large way
1
7.1
In a very large and powerful way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
14
3.4
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
- Informal
1
5.5
An important person in a small group who has more power than elsewhere
- Informal
To ask why someone is doing something when you are annoyed or surprised
Compounds
- Informal
161
4.1
A very successful level in entertainment or sport where people become famous
- Specialized
23
3.7
Large sets of information that people analyze with computers to find patterns
- Informal
19
7.9
A very large earthquake that causes great damage, often expected in California
16
3.0
A large group of musicians that plays jazz or dance music with instruments like trumpets and saxophones
- Literature
12
3.2
Large companies in the oil industry that have much money and political power
- Literature
8
4.8
A powerful government or company that watches people and their private information
- Specialized
4
4.1
An idea that the universe began when a hot, very dense point expanded quickly
- Jargon
3
6.3
A large electronic screen at the New York Stock Exchange that shows stock prices and activity
- Specialized
2
8.4
A very large powerful bomb the US military uses to destroy enemy positions
- US
2
7.4
A large electronic or physical board that shows current stock prices at an exchange
- Specialized
2
5.2
Large scientific projects that need a lot of money and many people to make big discoveries
- Literature
1
3.2
Large technology companies that dominate the internet, online services, and social media
How Big
236
3.1
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
394
5.0
192
3.3
30
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adverb big comes from the adjective and means 'in a large way' or 'to a great extent', like a show that went big with the audience. So using big as an adverb means doing something on a large scale.