large
- adjective
- /lɑrdʒ/
- He made a large donation to the charity because he believed in their mission.
Examples
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Have you, um, offered your very large friend a proper drink, darling?
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We thank you for this food and for all sacrifices, large and small.
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Their parents were still, to a large extent, absent from their daily lives.
Academic text (1995) -
Parents, friends and family, we know that you have sacrificed in large and small ways to make this day possible.
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Burk was held by the look of her eyes: large and clearest blue.
Academic text (1991) -
Daisy looked back at him with large liquid eyes as she chewed the cud contentedly.
Fiction book (1997) -
If you become friends with Tiffany, Nikki will think you're a kind, generous, large-hearted person who helps people in need, who is basically thriving.
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Her large heart inspired everyone around her with its kindness.
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The teacher was known for her large understanding of her students' challenges.
Synonyms
Generous and willing to forgive others
An amount larger than usual or needed
Being kind and generous when forgiving people who hurt you
A person who is generous, kind, and understanding toward others
Being kind and generous and willing to help others
Showing kindness and generosity by helping or forgiving others
Willing to accept other people's ideas and be kind to them
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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The lower tube in the body that absorbs water from waste before the waste leaves the body
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When a sample gets larger, its average gets closer to the average of the whole group
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A nearby irregular galaxy visible from the southern sky that orbits the Milky Way
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A theorem that says the average of many independent random results almost certainly equals the true average
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A measure of food energy equal to the heat needed to warm 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius
A low North American plant that makes red berries people use for sauce and juice
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A yearly garden plant with large white flowers that smell sweet at night
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A North American wild flower with greenish-yellow pouch-shaped flowers and purple marks
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About stocks of big companies worth five billion dollars or more
An herb that smells nice and has large pink flowers often grown in gardens or used for tea
A plant with large green and white leaves that grows along the ground in gardens
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A tree from eastern North America with large leaves that have rough edges and light bark
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An annual plant with large coiled flower spikes that grows in the western United States and is threatened
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An evergreen tree with large glossy leaves and big white fragrant flowers
A plant that lives for several years with broad leaves and small daisy-like flowers
A tree or bush with very large leaves and creamy flowers with purple near their base
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The average of many separate random results becomes almost always close to the true average
How Generous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Large comes from Latin largus, which also meant 'generous' or 'giving'. That's why calling someone 'large' can mean they are 'big-hearted' or very kind.