WHAT DOES BIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of big in the English dictionary
The first definition of big in the dictionary is of great or considerable size, height, weight, number, power, or capacity. Other definition of big is having great significance; important. Big is also important through having power, influence, wealth, authority, etc.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIG»
The term «big» is very widely used and occupies the
543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «BIG»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
big.
It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.
When I'm not performing? I'm looking for the next big thing.
One of the big things that if you've got a guy who is doing things that other people could view as evil or bad, then you've got to find the silver lining: you've got to find the thing that makes this guy a good guy.
The dissolution of the Party - we will not let such a tremendous, big, and glorious party be so easily crashed: this would then be the moment, when we would begin to fight on all fronts.
In order to become a master, you need to emulate. If you're going to be as big as Warhol has become in art, then you have to have younger generations who are exploring your work and trying to understand it like a language.
All the way back in 1999, when I first stumbled upon the idea of a project tracking John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson and all the major Depression-era bank robbers, I thought the subject was too big to be a single book. Instead, with a friend's help, I pitched the idea as a miniseries to HBO. To my amazement, they bought it.
I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me.
But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when you need a strikeout there, in big spots. But we are very aware of that fact, that these guys put the ball in play.
At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.
We support too big to fail. We want the government to be able to take down a big bank like JP Morgan and it could be done. We think Dodd-Frank, which we supported parts of, gave the FDIC the authority to take down a big bank.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIG»
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big in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
big and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women's Health
Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a ...
Presents a reference guide which contains 612 exercises for every part of a woman's body, along with more than one hundred workout routines, a four-week diet plan, and a listing of twenty-five fat-fighting snacks.
2
The Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon ...
Provides information about marathon training essentials, including workouts, nutrition, and injury prevention.
Amby Burfoot, Bart Yasso, Jennifer Van Allen
3
The Betty Crocker The Big Book of Cupcakes
Betty Crocker The Big Book of Cupcakes features 175 delightful cupcakes, all using new and fun decorating ideas anyone can master and simple ingredients available anywhere.
4
The
Big Book of Girl Stuff
The Big Book of Girl Stuff shares everything a girl needs to know-from sleepovers to diaries to makeup to boys to shopping, and everything in between! It's the ultimate guide to unlocking the delightful mysteries of being a girl.
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The
Big Book of Boy Stuff
You'd like to see him get some exercise. You'd like to see him get out from in front of the television. And you'd love for him to be motivated enough to find some stuff to do on his own. This boy NEEDS The Big Book of Boy Stuff!
6
The Women's Health Big Book of Pilates: The Essential Guide ...
From basic mat moves to the right foods that fuel a lean, toned figure, The Women's Health Big Book of Pilates is the go-to guide for beginners and experts alike.
Brooke Siler, Editors of Women's Health, 2013
As they stretch their vocabularies, toddlers and preschoolers will be entertained by Keith Haring's kid-friendly illustrations which introduce them to the important concept of color and teach them how to identify different articles of ...
Twelve-year-old Josh, desperate to attract the girl of his dreams, magically becomes the older man he assumes she wants, but the problem remains that his man's body still houses a kid's mind
B. B. Hiller, Neil W. Hiller, 1988
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why
Provides answers to commonly asked questions such as "Why does my skin wrinkle in the tub?" and "Why do we see a rainbow?"
This book gives you those secrets!
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIG»
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big is used in the context of the following news items.
1 killed, 4 injured in collapse at Big Four Ice Caves
GRANITE FALLS, Wash. -- Just a day after several tourists avoided injury in a partial collapse at the Big Four Ice Caves, rescue crews on ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
Big US Banks Refile 'Living Wills' After Regulatory Rebuke
“The firms have taken meaningful, concrete steps to ensure their plans are credible and that no firm is too big to fail,” said Rob Nichols, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Watchdog criticise energy giants for overcharging on standard …
Watchdogs criticised the Big Six energy firms today for overcharging loyal customers by around £1.2billion a year on standard variable tariffs ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Jon Lester gets a hit. Finally.
Jon Lester gets a hit. Finally. Mike Oz. By Mike Oz 1 hour ago Big League Stew · · · · · Content preferences ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
Big Brother: Housemates in tears as tombola of terror has them EAT …
The Big Brother housemates have been in tears during tonight's show thanks to a tombola full of letters and a BB cash bomb. During Friday's ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Amazon's big “Prime Day” sale will have more deals than Black Friday
Amazon loves putting on sales, and now they're about to give Prime members even more of a reason to spend money. The company has ... «Phandroid.com, Jul 15»
Food banks win big at charity ball hockey game in Montreal
I think we (also) have enough waste, being a restauranteur it's a big concern," he added. With a report from CTV News' Vanessa Lee in ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
Walmart: The Big Data Skills Crisis And Recruiting Analytics Talent
Walmart decided to apply one of the fundamental weapons in the Big Data arsenal–crowdsourcing–to the problem, with positive results. «Forbes, Jul 15»
After man brandishes ISIS flag outside Big Ben now a shopper parks …
One social media user called Gavin tweeted: 'Why are we allowing this to happen on our streets a man walking past big ben with an ISIS flag. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
'Big Brother 17' Spoilers: Is the Twin Twist Exposed?
The Power of Veto ceremony may be over on week 2 of Big Brother 17, but there's plenty of paranoia left. Shortly after the ceremony on Monday ... «BuddyTV, Jul 15»
