big role
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2.0
- noun
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papel importante
- One student said, "Health insurance plays a big role in how often people see the doctor."
- plays a big role
- also plays a big role
Colour plays a big role in defining shape.
- Colour plays a big role in defining shape.
- Shay mentions for some reason Cleopatra plays a big role in this book.
- So I think that books play a big role in my understanding of the world.
- And vaccination is playing a big role in what's going on with these figures.
- Is gaming going to take a much bigger role in the future of tennis?
- The AFLCO has never historically taken a big role in new organizing.
- And through that process realized that finance plays a pretty big role in cancer drug development.
- So the experimenter, their gender plays a big role in that.
- And I think that how we build homes is going to play a big role in that.
- The notebook played a big role in getting me the role of Corny Collins.
- The second thing is that technology is going to play a big role in how we move forward.
- Actually, the guru plays a very big role.
- So, you know, it's been a it's been a long road, but what was your biggest role in middle school?
- Where you didn't turn up for that in that casting and you didn't get your big role.
- And I'm wondering if that plays a big role in your airline analysis.
Examples
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I think that creativity plays a big role in the sciences.
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So I think that books play a big role in my understanding of the world.
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And I think the public has a very big role in changing this.
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And I feel like they played a big role in me being who I am today.
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Both of them played a big role in my life and in my career.
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And so I just feel like my parents played a big role in me.
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Technology also plays a big role in this.
Academic text (2015) -
So I think course options play a big role.
Academic text (2015) -
His environment plays a big role in shaping him.
Academic text (2005) -
The teacher emphasized that every student has a big role in the success of the group project.
Synonyms
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3.6
An important part of a process, event, or group
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an important or significant part' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'big' (important/large) with 'role' (function or part). This is a regular adjective + noun composition common across languages and everyday English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun big role comes from the theatre, where the word role meant the part an actor played. A big role was a main character with many lines, so the phrase came to mean 'an important part' in any situation.