Translation
wide, broad; loose (of clothing)
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Word origin
From Latin largus ('abundant, generous'). English borrowed it as 'large', where it drifted from wide to big, and kept the older sense in 'largesse'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- largus
- English cognates
- large, largesse
Grammar
Examples
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The road is very wide right here.
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He was wearing a much too loose shirt.
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The wide windows let the sun in.
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She has the broad shoulders of an athlete.
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The river is a hundred metres wide here.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 6: large, cap, défi and 7 more words.