large
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
How often you will meet it
Rank 360 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 55,560 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.026% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent also: big a large cityset out for the big city
- fairly large or important in effect; influential played a large role in the negotiations
- ostentatiously lofty in style also: bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid a man given to large talktumid political prose
- generous and understanding and tolerant also: big, magnanimous a heart big enough to hold no grudgesthat's very big of you to be so forgiving
- conspicuous in position or importance also: big, prominent a big figure in the movementbig man on campus
- having broad power and range and scope taking the large viewa large effect
adverb
- at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
large in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Academy is too large and too vulgar.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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His name was in large letters in the head-lines.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Most of these plays call for a somewhat large number of children.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She led the way round the house to where tea was spread under the shade of a large sycamore.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Just as he had cut a large slice out of the mutton there came a tremendous rap at the door.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1