/bɪɡ/
Translation
Large in size, amount, or importance.
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, first found in northern English use in the Middle Ages, perhaps from a Norse word.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- bugge
Examples
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"Big" shows the house is large in size.
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Here "big" means the problem is serious and important.
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"Bigger" compares the two, showing the dog is more big.
Used in
Stories
(23)The First Day
2 min read · Core 1000
The New House
2 min read · Core 1000
A Day at the Farm
3 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
At the Doctor
3 min read · Core 1000
Cooking Together
3 min read · Core 1000
The First Day at Work
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
Sports Day
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The New Neighbour
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
The Surprise Party
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(11)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
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