large

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɑːrdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɑrdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lärj)

Inflections of 'large' (adj):
larger
adj comparative
largest
adj superlative

Collocations for "large"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "large" in context.

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large

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. is a large [man, house, car]
  2. have [very, rather, unusually] large [feet, pupils]
  3. this [sweater, hat] is too large for me
  4. need (it in) a larger size
  5. a large [number, percentage] of
  6. has a large selection of
  7. a large [slice, portion, helping] of
  8. large [amounts, quantities, portions] of
  9. large [groups, organizations, companies]
  10. [produced, manufactured] on a large scale
  11. [have, offer] large print [menus, books]
  12. is large enough [to, for]
  13. is large (when) [compared, next] to
  14. is large in comparison (to)
  15. is [rather, sufficiently, relatively] large
  16. is a large [financial, time, emotional] investment
  17. to a large [extent, degree]
  18. in large part due to
  19. [she, his personality] is larger than life
  20. [clothes, fashion] for the larger [figure, lady]
n
  1. will take a large
  2. I'll have a large
  3. ordered a large
  4. [bought, tried on] a large
  5. by and large I [like, prefer]
adv
  1. slang: [he's, we're] living it large
  2. looms large
additional examples
  1. will take a large
  2. is a large [man, house, car]
  3. I'll have a large
  4. have [very, rather, unusually] large [feet, pupils]
  5. ordered a large
  6. this [sweater, hat] is too large for me
  7. [bought, tried on] a large
  8. need (it in) a larger size
  9. by and large I [like, prefer]
  10. a large [number, percentage] of
  11. has a large selection of
  12. a large [slice, portion, helping] of
  13. large [amounts, quantities, portions] of
  14. large [groups, organizations, companies]
  15. a large-format [camera, screen, TV]
  16. [produced, manufactured] on a large scale
  17. large-scale [production]
  18. mounted a large-scale [attack, operation]
  19. [have, offer] large print [menus, books]
  20. is large enough [to, for]
  21. is large (when) [compared, next] to
  22. is large in comparison (to)
  23. is [rather, sufficiently, relatively] large
  24. is a large [financial, time, emotional] investment
  25. to a large [extent, degree]
  26. in large part due to
  27. a larger-than-life [character, personality, charm]
  28. [she, his personality] is larger than life
  29. [clothes, fashion] for the larger [figure, lady]
  30. a large-hearted [girl, man]
  31. large-breasted [women]
  32. UK: [would you like, do you want] to go large?
  33. UK: go large with [that, your fries]
  34. slang: [he's, we're] living it large
  35. looms large
'large' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Australia - CEO - Easter - Moor - Netherlands - a piece - add - age - aggregate - amount - apartment - archive - attribute - backlog - backpack - banner - bar - base - baseball - batch - bedroom - bet - boast - body - boob - boom - bowel - bowl - breast - brush - build - bulk - bulky - burden - business - campus - canister - cardboard - carry - carton - catch - caterpillar - cause - cheetah - chisel - classroom - claw - clip - clown - coconut

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