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big

US /bɪɡ/

adjective Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company is planning a big sale for the end of the season.

Word Family

NounNoun
bigness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
big gốc
AdverbAdv
big gốc

Synonyms

  • largea garment size for a large person
  • sizablefairly large
  • substantialfairly large

Collocations

  • Easy big house
    describing big house (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
  • Medium big picture thinking in strategy
    describing big picture thinking in strategy (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
  • Hard big tech antitrust scrutiny
    describing big tech antitrust scrutiny (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
  • Very Hard too big to fail doctrine invoked
    describing too big to fail doctrine invoked (to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits)

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