📖 Определения и значения для слова big
📒 large in size, degree, amount, etc.
- a big man/house/increase
- This shirt isn't big enough.
- It's the world's biggest computer company.
📒 older
- my big brother
- You're a big girl now.
📒 important; serious
- It's a big decision to have to make.
- You are making a big mistake.
- Unemployment is a big problem in the region.
📒 needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
- They're full of big ideas.
📒 popular with the public; successful
- Orange is the big colour this year.
- big in… The band's very big in Japan.
📒 enthusiastic about somebody/something
- I'm a big fan of hers.
📒 doing something often or to a large degree
- a big eater/drinker/spender
📒 kind or generous
- He gave me an extra five pounds for two hours' work. I thought ‘That's big of you’.
📒 to be/become too proud of yourself; to behave as if you are more important than you really are
📒 an important and powerful person, especially in an organization
📒 used to say that you are not impressed by something
- So he earns more than me. Big deal!
📒 the most important person or thing
📒 an important person (in a small community)
📒 an offensive term for a weak man, who is not brave or confident
📒 the ability to keep moving ahead of your competitors, especially in politics
- In politics, momentum is known as the big mo.
- He's picking up a lot of support and has the big mo.
📒 an important person
📒 the situation as a whole
- Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.
📒 the use or threat of force or power
- The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
📒 the three, four, etc. most important countries, people, companies, etc.
- She works for one of the Big Six.
📒 used to say that somebody has been greedy by taking more food than they can eat
📒 to show your approval of somebody by clapping your hands; to be applauded in this way
- Ladies and gentlemen, let’s give a big hand to our special guests tonight.
📒 to have more important or more interesting things to do
📒 to be bad at keeping secrets
📒 to talk too much, especially about your own abilities and achievements
📒 on a large/small scale
- The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
- Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market.
- He then started spending money in a big way.
📒 to make something seem more important than it really is
📒 used when you realize that you have said something that you should not have said
📒 a person or thing that people think will be very popular or successful soon
- She has been talked up as the next big thing in British tennis.
- Everyone is trying to guess what the next big thing in street fashion is going to be.
📒 used to say that something is not important or not a problem
- If I don't win it's no big deal.
📒 so important to the economy of a country that when it finds itself in financial trouble, the government or central bank must act to save it
- Shouldering the huge costs of rescuing banks that are too big to fail has been left to taxpayers.