large
/lɑrdʒ/
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Type
Adjective
Meaning
Big in size.
They live in a large house with a big yard.
Big in number or amount.
A large number of people came to the meeting.
How it's used
When this means “more formal than 'big'; very common with sizes of clothing and food”
- large + noun / be large
I'll have a large coffee, please.
When this means “talks about quantity”
- a large number of + plural noun / a large amount of + uncountable noun
She drinks a large amount of water every day.
When this means “comparative and superlative forms”
- larger/largest
This is the largest park in the city.
Collocations
- large city
- large size
- large room
- large family
- large amount
- large number
- large group