Big

/bɪg/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Of considerable size, extent, or capacity.

He bought a big house in the suburbs.

Important or influential.

She got a big promotion at work.

Broad in nature or scope.

They have a big plan to improve the community.

Great in amount or degree.

There's a big difference between the two proposals.

Middle English: from the Scandinavian word 'biggr'.

big cheese

An important or influential person.

big deal

Something of great importance or significance.

playing it big

Taking significant risks or making bold moves.

gigantic

Extremely large or massive.

immense

Very large in scale or degree.

vast

Of very great extent or quantity.

Big time

He made it big time in the music industry.

Big bucks

She earns big bucks as a software engineer.

Big shot

He's a big shot in the corporate world.