large number
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1.4
- noun
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gran número
- A large number of students participated in the science fair this year.
- a large number of people
- very large numbers
- a relatively large number
And it's happening before large numbers of civilians can get out.
- And it's happening before large numbers of civilians can get out.
- This is such a large number of human beings.
- The attack involved killing a large number of Israeli civilians.
- Tonga Ali's now taken by a large number of men and women.
- Why do you think it grabbed a large number of people's imaginations?
- But a large number found it really oppressive.
- It's a large number of really self-made innovators.
- They are given by differential equations, which have a large number of possible solutions.
- And it's pulled in a large number of people.
- First, there will continue to be an unacceptably large number of child deaths in the world.
- And they've checked large numbers for this.
Examples
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Do I think that large numbers of people want to hear this?
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National character is the result of a large number of causes, some constant and some variable.
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And it's pulled in a large number of people.
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And talking to many of our students at the college, a large number are people of faith.
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And this war has had a large number of very serious injuries.
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This is such a large number of human beings.
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There are going to be huge healthcare costs because of this very large number of elderly people.
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For a charrette to be successful, we need to bring together a large number of diverse people.
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Cash transfer programs are currently reaching large numbers of poor people in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Academic text (2011) -
From their new positions, our forces can see large numbers of Argentine soldiers retreating and streaming back into Port Stanley.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very large number used to mean a lot without an exact count
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2.5
A very large, not exact number used to say there are many
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4.4
A large number of things or people
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6.8
A very large number of things or people
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7.0
A very large unknown number used to say something is much bigger than it is
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8.1
A very large number that people use to show exaggeration
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5.6
A very large number that people use to show a lot
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1.0
A large number, usually more than twelve
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1.0
A phrase that means many rather than exactly 101
An amount that is large but not exactly known
A large number of people or things
Very large in number with no exact amount and said as a joke
A made-up very large number that people use to mean a lot of things
A joking phrase used to say a very large amount or level
A very large not exact number people use to mean a huge amount
A very large number used to mean a huge, not exact amount
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'large' (big) modifies 'number' (count), so it directly denotes a many/much quantity. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g. Spanish 'gran número'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Large number comes from putting large (big) before number (a count); picture a very long list or a big crowd being counted. That's why the phrase means 'many'.